About 16.2% of Arizona's workforce is made up of immigrants, according to a 2022 study by the American Immigration Council. Meanwhile, the state is also facing a job shortage, 197,000 as of June, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. "We have several members that are in the construction industry that aren't able to find workers to complete projects," she said. Arizona Democratic Senate candidate U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego speaks during a press conference about the Arizona-Mexico border at the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Department in Nogales, Arizona, March 18, 2024. Arizona Attorney General candidate Abe Hamadeh, Arizona Republican Senate candidate Blake Masters, Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake and Secretary of State candidate Mark Finchem hold a press conference as they tour the Arizona-Mexico border area, Nov. 4, 2022.

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Persons: Monica Villalobos, Ruben Gallego, Kari Lake, Sen, Kyrsten, Rebecca Noble, Michael Infanzon, Gallego, Abe Hamadeh, Blake Masters, Mark Finchem, Kevin Dietsch Organizations: PHOENIX, Senate, American Immigration, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Democratic Rep, Arizona, Arizona Democratic, U.S . Rep, Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Department, Reuters, Congress, Canyon State Business Alliance, CNBC, Patrol, Arizona Republican, Republican, Getty Locations: Arizona, Mexico, Santa Cruz County, Nogales , Arizona, Maryland, Virginia