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Nov 24, 2014

Brewer loses bid to get immigrant drivers’ licenses ruling reconsidered

Thousands of Arizona “dreamers” could be driving here legally within days. And that could quickly extend to hundreds of thousands of other people in this state illegally.

Nov 24, 2014

Brewer equates Obama to a ‘tyrannical king’

Obama unilaterally acted last night (Nov. 20) to allow roughly five million undocumented immigrants to live and work openly in the US, a move that has invited a barrage of criticism and a chorus of cheers across the ideological spectrum.

Nov 21, 2014

Arizona immigrants praise President Obama’s immigration reform announcement

Activists and immigrants in Phoenix and Tucson watched closely Thursday night as President Barack Obama announced a new program expected to protect as many as 5 million immigrants who reside in the country illegally.

Nov 20, 2014

Gay, transgender groups demand to be included in immigration reform

While other protesters continued to rally outside the White House for immigration reform Wednesday, members of gay and immigrant groups had their own message for President Barack Obama: Don’t forget about us.

Nov 20, 2014

Lawmakers will wait for details of Obama’s immigration action plan

Arizona lawmakers were holding their fire after President Barack Obama on Wednesday said he would unveil his long-awaited executive actions on immigration – but previous statements leave little doubt about where they stand.

Nov 18, 2014

A look at Arizona health insurance open enrollment

Open enrollment for the second phase of President Barack Obama's health care law opened over the weekend with less fanfare than the original rollout that was plagued by computer glitches. But this enrollment period will bring about many changes for Arizona residents, including the prospect of lower prices but shifting insurance providers.

Nov 14, 2014

AP Sources: Executive orders on immigration to affect millions

President Barack Obama is poised to act soon to unveil a series of executive actions on immigration that will shield possibly around 5 million immigrants living in the country illegally from deportation, according to advocates in touch with the White House.

Nov 12, 2014

Congressional Conservatives threaten immigration showdown

Some conservative Republicans want to drag must-pass spending bills into their fight with President Barack Obama over his planned executive action on immigration, inviting comparisons to last year's shutdown showdown over the health care law.

Nov 10, 2014

Online popularity didn’t equal automatic votes for Arizona candidates

While it’s nice to be liked as a politician, it’s better to be elected. And the results of this week’s balloting in Arizona challenge conventional wisdom and recent studies that suggest candidates with a more engaging social media presence are more likely to win elections.

Nov 6, 2014

Disaster declaration approved for 2 Ariz. counties

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer says President Barak Obama has approved her major disaster declaration request for federal assistance for Maricopa and La Paz counties following the severe flooding on Sept. 8.

Arizona residents Andrea Adum, fourth from right, and Mayra Canales, to her left, were arrested at an immigration reform protest at the Democratic National Committee. (Cronkite News photo by Laurie Liles)
Sep 23, 2014

Arizonans arrested at Democratic headquarters in immigration protest

Two Arizona women were among those arrested Monday at the Democratic National Committee’s headquarters where protesters chided President Barack Obama’s “broken promise” to take action on immigration reform before the end of this summer.

Aug 14, 2014

Arizona leads states for rate of deferred-deportation applications

Arizona has the highest rate of deferred deportation applications in the nation, with two-thirds of the estimated 34,000 eligible immigrants in the state signing up, a new report says.

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