Arizona border fund debate reignites fight over state role in immigration enforcement

Arizona border fund debate reignites fight over state role in immigration enforcement

The border wall between the United States and Mexico in Nogales, Ariz. (Photo by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy/Arizona Mirror)Last year, after a brief political tussle over whether the money could be spent on immigration enforcement, Gov. Katie Hobbs and lawmakers set aside $18 million for law enforcement agencies to carry out drug interdiction.  This year, Hobbs and Republican legislators want to increase that funding, but Democrats remain wary about wh…