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Smooth sailing unlikely for citizenship bill
Except for those wholeheartedly supporting the plan to stop giving automatic citizenship to the children of illegal immigrants, Republican lawmakers are generally doing their best to avoid commenting on the pending legislation.
Early action eyed for citizenship measure in Arizona
A lawmaker who will sponsor Arizona legislation targeting automatic citizenship granted to U.S.-born children of illegal immigrants says it should be considered early in the annual session that begins Monday.
Congressional Republicans also targeting birthright citizenship
House Republicans have filed a bill to deny automatic citizenship to children born in the U.S. to illegal immigrants.
State lawmakers target automatic birthright citizenship
A group of state lawmakers unveiled model legislation today that aims to deny citizenship to children born to non-citizens. Ultimately, they want to get the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on whether the 14th Amendment guarantees citizenship to such children.
Pearce to skip national birthright bill unveiling in D.C.
The unveiling of what may become the most controversial immigration legislation of this era will have to go on without one of its primary architects.
Problems persist, but Brewer confident as she prepares for full term
Despite budget-busting deficits, rampant unemployment and looming showdowns with the federal government, Gov. Jan Brewer brimmed with confidence as she took her oath of office Jan. 3.
New Arizona AG says he’ll defend immigration law
Newly sworn in Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne says he'll help defend SB1070, the controversial law targeting illegal immigration.
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.
In Congress, a harder line on illegal immigrants
The end of the year means a turnover of House control from Democratic to Republican and, with it, Congress' approach to immigration.
Federal government trying to ‘scare’ states from following AZ’s actions
Growing up I was taught that here in the United States the government was basically designed to be the voice of its people, as well as do the bidding of its people. What happened to the old saying, “For the People, by the People”? Isn’t that what our revolutionary fathers fought and died for?
Border Patrol agent killed in Southern Arizona
A U.S. Border Patrol agent was shot and killed north of the Arizona-Mexico border while trying to catch bandits who target illegal immigrants, the leader of a union representing agents said Wednesday.
High court weighs Arizona employer sanctions law
The Supreme Court appeared likely Wednesday to sustain an Arizona law that threatens to take away the licenses of businesses that knowingly hire workers who are in the United States illegally.
