A House committee approved a bill Wednesday that would waive environmental regulations for Border Patrol activities within 100 miles of any U.S. border.
Read More »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.
Read More »Key obstacles stand in way of state border fence
A committee that is raising money to build a new fence on the Arizona-Mexico border will face a crippling reality check when it comes to the two things it needs most — money and land.
Read More »State’s eminent domain law little more than a postcard to feds for now 
A new law aimed at giving Arizona the power to wrest control of millions of acres from the federal government may end up as nothing more than a sharply worded message — and an ineffective one at that.
Read More »Sen. Melvin: Put the State Guard on the border 
Sen. Al Melvin has a vision for the Arizona State Guard: Model it after Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s posse and use it to fight crime on the border.
Read More »Homeland Security extends National Guard border deployment to Sept. 30
The Obama Administration is keeping the National Guard on the U.S.-Mexico border for at least another three months where the soldiers support the Border Patrol by watching for people sneaking across the border.
Read More »Lady Gaga criticizes Arizona immigration laws
Singer Lady Gaga says she doesn't agree with Arizona's tough immigration law and wrote the song "Americano" as a response to it.
Read More »Border security laws may not secure very much 
Like a fancy new car that just sits in the garage because the owner can’t afford to pay the insurance, cash-strapped Arizona may not have many opportunities to use two border security measures the Legislature passed.
Senate Bill 1495 authorizes the governor to establish the Arizona State Guard, which would be independent from the Arizona National Guard and under the exclusive control of the state, for any reason. And SB1406 gives a border security committee the green light to raise private funds to build a fence along the border.
House OKs border fence bill
The Arizona House passed a bill allowing the state to compact with other states for the construction of a fence along the U.S-Mexico border.
Read More »House OKs bill on state guard
The Arizona House has approved a bill that would give the governor more authority to use a state military force aside from the National Guard.
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