Border issues have been a big topic this campaign season, both nationally and in Arizona,
Arizona voters will get to weigh in on Proposition 314, a Republican-backed measure that would enact a host of new regulations under the umbrella of border security.
Despite polls showing broad voter support, there is opposition across the political aisle for both economic and social reasons.
Proposition 314 would make it a state crime to enter Arizona from Mexico between ports of entry. The law would require local law enforcement to arrest these migrants, and state judges to deport some of them.
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