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Protesters in support of DACA recipients gathered outside Tucson City Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017.

House committee debates latest version of the Dream Act

The move follows a recent Trump immigration proposal that leaves out "Dreamers."

1,100 backpacks represent the number of college students who died by suicide in 2018. This event was designed to raise awareness about mental health and encourage suicide prevention.

Can 1,000 Empty Backpacks Save Lives?

Also: How Pima County could pay for newly opened migrant shelters; Bridging cultural divides with the Persian language; Tucson author Janni Lee Simner reads from her new book.

Guatemalan father with his 5 year old daughter. It took father and daughter almost two weeks to get to the Arizona border. They are asylum seekers staying at a temporary shelter opened by the City of Tucson to relieve the overflow of migrants at Tucson shelters. (April 18, 2019)

The City of Tucson Offers Hope to Migrants in Need

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Go backstage at Tucson High Magnet School to preview "Our Border Town"; Tucson poet laureate TC Tolbert receives grant from the Academy of American Poets; And, what would you do with the blessing of extra time to be alive?

AZPM is partnering with StoryCorps for One Small Step to record conversations between strangers who hold different political beliefs.

Finding Common Ground with "One Small Step"

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Free speech debate on campus; "I Dream in Widescreen Returns"; and thoughts on kindness from the Mission Garden.

Two children playing baseball on the street in Yalambojoch.

Surge in Family Migration Leaving Void in Rural Guatemalan Schools, Communities

Chairs pile up in the classrooms of villages where debt cycles and tougher immigration enforcement mean a new migration trend: parents traveling with younger children.

The Tucson Unified School District office, 1010 E. 10th St., Tucson, Arizona.

TUSD Superintendent to Present Options for Educating Kids at Migrant Facility

The governing board voted unanimously last month to research education services for approximately 300 children at Southwest Key in Tucson.

A Vote Here sign outside a polling place.

Pollster: Arizona Moderates Show Signs of Leaning Left in Election

A Phoenix polling company suggests the "Trump effect" and certain Democratic priorities are shifting the political center.

Immigrants arrive at the border in Nogales, Sonora, to seek asylum in the U.S.

Asylum Seekers; Dividing Dollars for Teacher Pay; ADOT in Mexico

Plus, an immigration attorney in Tucson explains how asylum cases are currently processed.

DACA not only affects immigrants brought to the country when they were kids, but now it impacts their children as well.

Decisions on DACA; Gun Regulations; the Opioid Crisis

DACA debate puts Arizona families in limbo, and the opioid crisis becomes a top priority at Arizona's Capitol.

The west side of Old Main on the University of Arizona campus.

The Biggest Higher Education Stories of 2017 - And What to Watch for in 2018

New Leadership at the University of Arizona and In-State Tuition for DACA Students.

Perla Rojas (left) and Ana Mendoza (center) were among the DACA recipients who gathered on the University of Arizona mall Tuesday afternoon.

UA's DACA Students Rally After Trump Ends Program

Students and supporters gathered in a show of solidarity for those whose legal status is now in limbo.

Jose, Maria and Jesus Chua will graduate from Ombudsman Charter High School on June 7th, 2017

Border Dilemma: Parents Can't See Triplets Graduate

Mexican parents denied visas to attend high school commencement ceremony.

Episode 132: Full-Day Kindergarten Funding Proposal Won't Help Tucson

Plus, local impact of the state budget; Tucson and the sanctuary city controversy.

Episode 307: Far From Home, Young Refugees Finding Their Way in Arizona

Also, efforts from faith-based organizations and volunteers, and the economic impact of immigrants and refugees.

Monsoon clouds darken the sky over the campus of the University of Arizona and Arizona Stadium.

UA To Host Public Forum On Trump's Immigration Actions

Immigration lawyers will offer free consultations; another event planned to discuss issues in journalism.

Evette Nunez, Roxanna Estrada, and Pamela Moya at "Dreamer" workshop

Arizona 'Dreamers' Rush to Renew Status Before Friday

President-elect Donald Trump could cancel Obama's executive action.

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