THE WINS.2025—2026 EDITION
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+ President Trump’s agenda. Local impact.
Big wins.
For
Arizona.
Record investment. Help for working families.
A secure border and safer communities.
in Phoenix semiconductors119,000Jobs protected
by the WFTC13%Decrease in violent crime
in Arizona in 2025
THE BIG PICTURE
What it means
for Arizona.
Five big stories.
The numbers behind them.
Why they matter close to home.
Keep more of
what you earn.
President Trump’s Working Families Tax Cuts protected jobs, preserved wages, and put more money back in Arizonans’ pockets.
- Jobs protected119,000
- Wages preserved$11B
- Avg. tax refund$3,659
Big names.
New opportunities.
President Trump has sparked an Arizona investment boom — from advanced semiconductors to cobalt processing and manufacturing hubs.
A secure border.
Real results.
President Trump is securing Arizona’s southern border, with zero releases and a new National Defense Area in Yuma County.
Safer communities.
Real results.
President Trump is making Arizona safe again, with violent crime down statewide and homicides down in Mesa, Phoenix, and Tucson.
The worst of the worst.
Removed.
President Trump is removing the Worst of the Worst criminal illegal aliens from Arizona communities — from Tucson to Phoenix.
WORKING FAMILIES TAX CUTS
Significant upside.
For Arizona.
President Trump’s Working Families Tax Cuts have delivered for Arizona workers, families, and seniors.
Protecting paychecks.
The WFTC protected 119,000 Arizona jobs, preserved $22 billion in Arizona economic activity, and preserved $11 billion in wages for Arizona workers.
NAM tax wins reportCare closer to home.
The WFTC delivered $167 million in rural healthcare funding to Arizona.
CMS rural health awards1.3 million seniors.
Bigger refunds.
The WFTC secured No Tax on Social Security for Arizona’s 1.3 million seniors.
The WFTC helped deliver Arizonans an average tax refund of $3,659 in 2026.
White House: AZ savingsBUILT FOR WHAT’S NEXT
They’re betting big
on Arizona.
President Trump has sparked an Arizona investment boom.
5 company announcements.
B = billion. M = million. Figures reflect announced investments; planned spending and hiring may span multiple years.
SECURING THE SOUTHERN BORDER
Securing the border.
Delivering for Arizona.
President Trump is securing Arizona’s southern border.
Defending the border.
In July 2025, the Trump Administration announced the transfer of 285 acres of public land in Yuma County along the US-Mexico border to the Department of the Navy to establish a National Defense Area in direct support of border security operations.
Interior DepartmentNot a single release.
The Trump Administration did not release a single illegal alien at the border for a 16th consecutive month in July.
Apprehensions at the southern border in August were 94% lower than the monthly average under Biden.
DHS announcementAdmissions down sharply.
The Trump Administration has admitted just 10,258 refugees in the first ten months of fiscal year 2026.
- First ten months of FY 202610,258
- 202538,102
- 2024100,034
Finishing the wall.
Thanks to the Working Families Tax Cuts, $46.5 billion has been allocated to finish the border wall.
PUBLIC SAFETY · THE FULL BREAKDOWN
Crime is down.
Here are the numbers.
Each figure shows a decrease compared with the same period a year earlier.
Arizona2025 vs. 2024↓ 13% violent crime
MesaJanuary 1–June 30, 2026 vs. the same period in 2025↓ 33% homicide
PhoenixJanuary 1–June 30, 2026 vs. the same period in 2025↓ 22% homicide
TucsonJanuary 1–June 30, 2026 vs. the same period in 2025↓ 24% homicide
IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT
Removing the Worst of the Worst
from Arizona.
Criminal illegal aliens convicted of serious crimes in Arizona communities.
Luis Valladares Arenas
From Cuba
Convicted of: Abduction, stolen property, vehicle theft, weapon offense, kidnapping, amphetamine, and dangerous drugs.
DHS recordJesus Lopez-Arredondo
From Mexico
Convicted of: Kidnapping.
DHS recordWaad Alkhafaji
From Iraq
Convicted of: Aggravated assault of family with gun, aggravated assault of non-family with gun, resisting officer, fraud, synthetic narcotic possession, flight to avoid, and drug trafficking.
DHS recordAlejandro Vergara-Gonzalez
From Mexico
Convicted of: Assault and voyeurism.
DHS recordRoberto Perez Castano
From Cuba
Convicted of: Aggravated assault with weapon, dangerous drugs, stolen vehicle, probation violation, robbery, fraud — illegal use of credit cards, selling synthetic narcotic, trespassing, stolen property, and street robbery with strongarm.
DHS recordA CLOSER LOOK
Big numbers.
Clear sources.
Every figure on this page links back to where it came from.