TOLLESON, AZ (AZFamily/AP) — Arizona Rep. Adelita Grijalva is backing new legislation to protect veterans from deportation. The legislation, the Veterans Visa and Protection Act, is designed to give deported veterans a path to permanent residency and protect other veterans from deportation. Rep. Grijalva, a Democrat, said this year alone, 400 veterans have been deported. Veterans say they are promised a pathway to citizenship or a visa after they serve the country, but many are deported instead. Rep.