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Recent Articles from Uriel J. Garcia, Cronkite News Service
Elections officials grapple with new Native American language rule
Coconino County election officials have provided translators at the polls for Navajo speakers. They have done the same for Hopi voters.
But Yuma has them stumped.
Brewer travels to Washington in push to deploy F-35s to Luke Air Force Base
Gov. Jan Brewer was in Washington Wednesday to urge the secretary of the Air Force to deploy the service’s next-generation F-35 fighter jets toLuke Air Force Base near Glendale.
GAO report questions feds’ plan for Arizona border technology
U.S. Customs and Border Protection needs to do a better job of justifying its plans for $1.5 billion border surveillance project at the Arizona-Mexico border, according to a government report released Friday.
Deportations in 2011 set record high for third straight year
Immigration officials announced that they deported nearly 400,000 undocumented immigrants in fiscal 2011, setting a record for a third consecutive year under the Obama administration.
Arizona deputy likens border to war zone at Washington hearing
Pinal County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Steve Henry said Wednesday that when his deputies go to the border they face a situation similar to a warzone in Afghanistan or Iraq.
Napolitano confident more suspected criminals will be deported this year
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Wednesday that immigration officials expect another record-breaking number of deportations when the final numbers for fiscal 2011 are tallied.
Mexican repatriation flight program falls to lowest level ever
Immigration officials this year flew fewer than 9,000 Mexican nationals home, the lowest number in the eight years of a voluntary government repatriation program.
U.S. House committee passes E-Verify after two days of debate
WASHINGTON – A House committee Wednesday approved a bill to require that every business in the country use the E-Verify system to determine if prospective hires are authorized workers or undocumented immigrants.
State-level immigration bills hit record number in 2011, report says
WASHINGTON – The number of immigration bills proposed in state capitals reached a record 1,592 this year, but the number actually signed into law fell by one–fourth, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
Federal court reverses ruling that let state charge some Medicaid recipients for care
A federal appeals court Wednesday reversed part of a lower court’s ruling that let Arizona require that some Medicaid recipients make co-payments for their medical care.
