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Brewer: Most illegal immigrants are drug mules
Gov. Jan Brewer said the majority of illegal immigrants coming into Arizona are being used as drug mules by cartels. “We all know that the majority of the people that... […]
Immigration back on front burner due to new law
With the scrawl of a pen, GOP Gov. Jan Brewer of Arizona awakened the dormant but explosive issue of illegal immigration, sending shock waves across the political spectrum in an election year when both parties had hoped to sidestep the topic.
Sheriff’s office raids El Mirage business
The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office is conducting a raid at sanitation businesses in El Mirage and neighboring Youngtown northwest of Phoenix.
Obama asks for 1,000 more Border Patrol agents
President Barack Obama is asking Congress for $600 million in emergency funds for 1,000 more Border Patrol agents, 160 new federal immigration officers and two unmanned aircraft to beef up security on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Defining ‘border security’
You wouldn't know it from the public debate, but the U.S.-Mexico border is more fortified now than it was even five years ago. Far more agents patrol it, more fences, barriers and technology protect it and taxpayers are spending billions more to reinforce it.
Leaving Arizona
Ruiz and Suriano and their families plan to move this month. Arias and her family are considering leaving, but are waiting to see if the law will go into effect as scheduled July 29, and, if so, how it will be enforced.
Mexico asks court to reject Arizona immigration law
Mexico on Tuesday asked a federal court in Arizona to declare the state's new immigration law unconstitutional, arguing that the country's own interests and its citizens' rights are at stake.
Arizona groups want to get 50,000 new Latino voters
Immigrant-rights groups say they're launching what they call a massive effort to register and turn out Latino voters because of a new Arizona law targeting illegal immigrants.
Rasmussen puts Brewer at 61 percent
Rasmussen Reports isn't regarded by most political insiders as the most accurate of firms, but no margin of error is likely to ease the blow its most recent poll delivered to Dean Martin and Buz Mills.
White House disputes Kyl’s account of border talk
The White House on Monday disputed a Republican senator's claim that President Barack Obama refuses to secure the Mexican border until Congress agrees to a wide-ranging overhaul of immigration laws.
Goddard withdraws from S1070 defense, says Brewer is playing politics
Attorney General Terry Goddard withdrew as the state's attorney in its defense of S1070, saying Gov. Jan Brewer made it clear that she was unwilling to work with him for the benefit of the state.
White House, Brewer set to meet in in Ariz. June 28
The White House says its staffers will meet with Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer June 28 - on her turf this time - to provide more detail on sending National Guard troops to the border.
