still be able to remove people who are in this country illegally quickly? so, to my, what we really need is congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform. maybe there s political will that wasn t there before. our labor market is incredibly tight right now. we need people to build homes in our community. to operate so many of the advanced jobs that are coming to our community, and perhaps there s finally the will to do something on comprehensive immigration reform. but if not, we really need support. we are welcoming community, we re built by people who have moved to phoenix as america s fastest growing city. the overwhelming majority of people in my community have roots somewhere else, and refugees have been amazing for our community. we have a beautiful police station. do you want title 42 to stay so that the immigration can take migrants out more quickly or not? it s been questionable as a health care tool. it s not how i would like to see us regulate immigration, but we
capital last night. what impact do you think overturning roe v. wade would have on phoenix? i am very worried about what it means for my community, particularly for women who don t have access to the health care they need already. this will be hardest for our lowest income women, but i think most women my age have had a conversation with a friend that starts, there s something i have to tell you. and you learn about an unintended pregnancy. those are hard, hard conversations. and to have fewer and fewer options, particularly locally, could be devastating for women. arizona is one of the states that will likely have an outright abortion ban. let s talk about that because the governor, republican doug ducey, signed a bill in law in march that would act as a near total ban on abortions after 15 weeks. he previously has indicated he might revisit the issue if roe is overturned which it looks like it will be by the supreme court. can you do anything on the local level or he does this an
in our politics lead, the stunning leak of a supreme court draft opinion that would theoretically undermine the current constitutional right to an abortion is having a seismic impact across the country. thousands of demonstrators gathered across the united states last night, making their voices heard after the revelation that the nation s highest supreme court appears poised to overturn the landmark 1973 roe v. wade case, which granted abortion access nationwide. and joining us to discuss is the mayor of phoenix, arizona. thank you so much for joining us, maldm mayor. you signed on to an open letter released today from other women mayors condemning this, what we think will be a decision or at least a suggestion of what the decision will be from the supreme court. the letter reads in part, quote, as experts on our communities, we state unequivocally that access to abortion care is essential health care and a fundamental right and necessary to insure freedom, autonomy, and equity for e
versa, and that s where phoenix is? arizona also has an abortion ban on the books. a total ban. a total ban. these are really devastating times. for a woman my age, roe has been settled law. to think that it is so at risk is a really scary time. i think we re going to see a lot of organizing around it. i find that younger women weren t really particularly paying attention this election cycle and now we re seeing on campuses and in the community a huge upswell, but we re also hearing from women who remember what it was like when abortion was illegal. and who are galvanized and ready to do everything we can to not return to those days. let s talk about that. practically speaking, what will this mean? you say you re very concerned. what do you think a post-roe arizona, post-roe phoenix would look like? we already had high stakes elections and this is going to change it dramatically. i think we ll see many more people in our community and
particularly women getting engaged and organizing around the election. we have races such as the governor s race that are on the ballot and i think we ll see a lot more interest there. state legislative races will become incredibly important. so first i think we ll see action in november. okay, you re not going to give me the worst case scenario because you re focused on the election. the city of phoenix is a pro-choice council and we ll look at what our options. we want to make sure women have access to all of the health care in our community. we don t want people to have to go to california. many of the people who need it most won t be able to do so. let s turn to the growing crisis on the southern border. a federal judge has temporarily blocked the biden administration from ending the pandemic era trump restrictions, border restrictions known as title 42, which allowed for quicker removal of migrants from the united states because of the coronavirus pandemic. do you want to se