A bill discussion in the House Committee on Military Affairs and Public Safety turned prickly Feb. 16 when the debate turned to extremism in Arizona.
Read More »State Guard bill debate gets heated
Top immigration officials to speak in Phoenix
Two of the nation's top immigration officials are set to speak Wednesday at a border security conference being held in Phoenix.
Read More »Top AZ movers and shakers of 2010 
2010 was Gov. Jan Brewer's year, but here's a list of the five other most significant people in Arizona politics this year.
Read More »Brewer skeptical about Harper’s border plan 
Gov. Jan Brewer's pleas for more federal troops on the border have largely fallen on deaf ears in Washington, D.C., and Sen. Jack Harper's plans for a state-run volunteer militia may meet the same fate on the Ninth Floor.
Read More »The immigration enforcement backlog 
Nearly five months ago, I reported that the lasting impact of SB1070 – assuming it ever goes into effect the way its drafters intended – may be to increase the number of illegal immigrants who are given temporary work visas ...
Read More »Horne’s first TV ads pledge border security 
Illegal immigration may be Andrew Thomas's bread-and-butter issue, but Tom Horne's first television ads of the campaign season tout him as a candidate who will crack down on the border.
Read More »Brewer announces $10M in border security grants
Gov. Jan Brewer announced the recipients of $10 million in grants to law enforcement agencies near the U.S.-Mexico border, fulfilling part of a plan aimed at alleviating the impact of illegal immigration and drug trafficking in Southern Arizona.
Read More »Feds to file lawsuit over Arizona immigration law
The U.S. Justice Department is filing a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Arizona’s new law targeting illegal immigrants, setting the stage for a clash between the federal government and state over the nation’s toughest immigration crackdown. The planned lawsuit was ...
Read More »Obama calls on GOP to support federal immigration reform 
President Obama on Thursday recommitted his administration and, indirectly, congressional Democrats to comprehensive immigration reform by outlining what he said would be the major components of any legislation to change the nation's immigration laws.
Read More »Brewer disappointed by meeting with feds
Gov. Jan Brewer said federal officials offered little of consequence and promised even less in a highly anticipated meeting to discuss Arizona's border security issues.
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