Sinema, Kelly and other US senators to visit Arizona-Mexico border
Jan 9, 2023, 4:25 AM | Updated: 5:39 am
Sens. Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly of Arizona delivered speeches about immigration on the Senate floor in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 20, 2022. (Screenshots)
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PHOENIX — Arizona Sens. Kyrsten Sinema, Mark Kelly and others are set to visit the southern border in Yuma this week, officials announced.
Sinema, an independent, on Tuesday will lead a bipartisan delegation consisting of six other senators and other notable political figures to discuss impacts of the border and the immigration crisis on nearby communities, Sinema’s office announced in a press release.
They’ll also tour the Morelos Dam gap, Cocopah Fence break and the city’s soft-sided processing center.
Following the tour, roundtable discussions will take place at the Regional Center for Border Health at 2:50 p.m.
U.S. Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) will be in attendance.
Other politicians who will join the roundtable include San Luis Mayor Nieves Reidel, Somerton Mayor Gerardo Anaya and Yuma Mayor Doug Nicholls.
