US-Mexico Border & Immigration Task Force
 Arizona Members of Border Task Force present border enforcement recommendations On May 20th, the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Immigration held a hearing about border issues. The hearing demonstrated that the Committee chair, Senator Schumer (D-NY), and other committee members are ready for immigration reform this year and are working to find meaningful solutions for border security. While there were good speakers on the panel, including El Paso County Sheriff Richard Wiles and Eagle Pass, TX Mayor Chad Foster, Arizona's representation fell to former- Arizona Congressman-turned-radio-talk show host, JD Hayworth, who is neither from the border region nor familiar with its complexities. The Arizona members of the US-Mexico Border and Immigration Task Force have come together to ensure that their professional expertise as well as their lived experience as border residents helps share border enforcement policy. This week, the group is launching the first of weekly podcasts featuring Task Force members. Each 3-5 minute interview will highlight one of the Task Force’s recommendations for effective border policy. Episode 1: Pastor Mark Adams, Constitutional and Human Rights Training for Federal Agents Episode 2: Chief Alberto Melis, Separation of Local Law Enforcement from Immigration Enforcement Episode 3: Executive Director and Attorney for FIRRP Lindsay Marshall, Detention and Deportation Episode 4: Santa Cruz County Supervisor Manuel Ruiz, Ports of Entry and Infrastructure Episode 5: Professor Raymond Michalowski, Immigration and the Myth of Criminality Episode 6: Councilwoman Marty Moreno, Accountability and Oversight of Border Enforcement Subscribe |
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Lindsay Marshall is the Executive Director and attorney for the 
Chief Melis has been the Chief of Douglas Police since November 2007. Before moving to Southern Arizona, he was the Chief of Police in Waco Texas.
Mark Adams, PCUSA Mission Co-worker serving with Frontera de Cristo, has been living in Douglas, AZ for eleven years and has served on the U.S.-Mexico Border and Immigration Task Force for over 3 years.