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Ballot measures proposed on immigration law
Initial filings have been made proposing two separate ballot measures on Arizona's tough new law cracking down on illegal immigration, but there's no immediate indication that either has enough backing to reach the ballot.
Obama puts forth border plan similar to Bush’s
President Barack Obama's plan to send as many as 1,200 National Guard troops back to the U.S.-Mexico border quelled demands that he must do more to battle illegal immigration and drug smuggling, but advocates for tougher enforcement say the troops need authority to make detentions. The new plan looks similar to the National Guard initiative under former President George W. Bush.
Brewer says new law lit fire under Washington
Gov. Jan Brewer says her signing of Arizona's tough new law targeting illegal immigration lit a fire under Washington, leading to President Barack Obama's decision to send National Guard troops to the border.
Obama set to send 1,200 troops to US-Mexico border
President Barack Obama will send 1,200 National Guard troops to help secure the U.S.-Mexico border, an administration official and an Arizona congresswoman said Tuesday, pre-empting Republican plans to try to force votes on such a deployment.
Sheriff Arpaio urges no travel to Mexico after ad
Upset by an ad placed in a Phoenix newspaper, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is calling on Arizonans to avoid traveling to Mexico.
Mexican senators to listen, not protest in Arizona
A delegation of Mexican senators plans to go to Arizona to listen to opinions about the U.S. state's immigration law, but it will not take part in any protests against the controversial measure.
Brewer asks Obama for more funding, aerial support on border
Once again, Gov. Jan Brewer is requesting more assistance from the White House to deal with illegal immigration and drug trafficking on the Arizona-Mexico border.
Arizona’s strict immigration law toughest, but not the first
While Arizona’s new immigration law has been called the toughest in the nation, it wasn’t the first government to try a strict enforcement approach to the immigration problem.
Border becomes issue for Pinal County sheriff
Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu, a 41-year-old from Massachusetts, is becoming known for his tough border security stance, despite being from a county some 90 miles from Mexico.
McCain formally files campaign signatures
Sen. John McCain took two steps forward today by naming a new campaign manager and filing his petition signatures to become an official candidate in his 5th U.S. Senate race.
10 most significant bills of 2010
Not every bill signed into law in 2010 was deemed worthy of the international attention that followed S1070, but many others were significant in their own right. Through the regular session and three special sessions, lawmakers introduced more than 1,200 bills, 355 of which were signed.
Diamondbacks owner plays both sides on immigration with Paton fundraiser
The Arizona Diamondbacks are thrusting themselves into the immigration spotlight, despite the team’s repeated efforts to stay out of the fervor involving the state’s new law aimed at cracking down on illegal immigrants.
