The CHIPS Act has fueled Arizona’s burgeoning semiconductor industry and brought millions in investment to the state. But the Republican presidential ticket is taking aim at it. Plus, why it’s so hard to seek asylum in the U.S. — and why it has gotten harder.
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The Republican presidential ticket is taking square aim at one of Democratic President Joe Biden’s signature achievements, a federal program that has allocated billions of dollars to boost semiconductor manufacturing projects in Arizona and other states.
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The use of the R-word to describe people, especially those with intellectual disabilities, dropped off in the public a little more than a decade ago. But, recently, it’s started coming back.
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Immigration and the border are on the ballot in multiple ways in Arizona — from the heated rhetoric around immigration coming from the presidential campaigns, to Proposition 314, which would make it a state crime to enter Arizona outside a port of entry.
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Clifton, Arizona, is a town of about 4,000 people that’s largely fueled by the Morenci Mine, one of the largest copper mines in the country. Los Angeles Times columnist Gustavo Arellano wrote about it in a recent column as he drove across the Southwest talking to Latinos leading up to next week’s election.
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How do you like to start your day? The Show recently met some folks who get moving bright and early.