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Mexico’s Calderon criticizes state immigration law
Mexican President Felipe Calderon took his opposition to a new Arizona immigration law to Congress Thursday, saying it "ignores a reality that cannot be erased by decree."
Senators press for National Guard troops on border
Homeland Security and Pentagon officials are at loggerheads over a plan to send National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border, even as President Barack Obama is pledging to bolster security there.
Palin joins Arizona Gov. Brewer to defend immigration law
As calls spread for an economic boycott of Arizona, the state's governor enlisted the help of former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin on Saturday to defend a new law cracking down on illegal immigration.
Border towns say violent crime rates are low
Assistant Police Chief Roy Bermudez shakes his head and smiles when he hears politicians and pundits declaring that Mexican cartel violence is overrunning his Arizona border town.
Shakira visiting Phoenix over immigration law
Colombian singer Shakira planned to visit Phoenix on Thursday over concerns that a sweeping new state law cracking down on illegal immigration will lead to racial profiling.
Immigrant groups plan White House protest
Immigrant groups from across the U.S. are planning acts of civil disobedience at the White House to demand immigration reform and protest a new anti-illegal immigration law in Arizona that they fear will lead to racial profiling.
Arizona pushes Congress into immigration minefield
Backed into a corner by Arizona's tough new immigration law, Democrats and Republicans alike find themselves grappling with a volatile issue neither party wanted to fight over just before important midterm congressional elections.
Sharpton vows to protest Arizona immigration bill
The Rev. Al Sharpton and New York-area Hispanic leaders vowed Sunday to fight Arizona's new immigration law through legal challenges and with civil disobedience if those challenges fail.
Activists call on Obama to fight AZ immigrant law
Civil rights activists called on President Barack Obama to fight a tough new Arizona law targeting illegal immigrants Sunday, promising to march in the streets and invite arrest by refusing to comply if the measure goes into effect.
Brewer signs far-reaching immigration bill; thousands protest
Gov. Jan Brewer today signed a sweeping immigration bill that would make it a crime under state law to be in the country illegally.
Obama says Arizona immigration bill ‘misguided’
President Barack Obama warned Friday that the government must enact immigration changes in immigration law or else leave the door open to "irresponsibility by others."
Immigration debate pressures McCain
Republican Sen. John McCain, who once championed a path to citizenship for the nation's roughly 12 million undocumented immigrants, is now pushing for a crackdown on illegals amid the toughest re-election fight of his career.
