Colorado GOP in Arizona to talk immigration
Colorado Republicans say they want to introduce a bill next year that will crack down on illegal immigration and they're looking to Arizona lawmakers for advice.
Arizona legislature shelves idea of changing immigration law
Arizona legislators are setting aside Gov. Jan Brewer's suggestion that lawmakers consider changing parts of the state's controversial immigration law.
Colorado GOP wants immigration law like Arizona’s
Colorado Republican lawmakers who want to copy Arizona's divisive immigration law sent a delegation to Phoenix Tuesday to get pointers on how to proceed.
Arpaio to speak at Indiana GOP events
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, known for his efforts against illegal immigrants, will be speaking at three Republican Party fundraising events around Indiana this week.
Group urges Selig to move 2011 All-Star Game
Sunday's game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and Washington Nationals was briefly interrupted by protesters urging commissioner Bud Selig to move the 2011 All-Star Game from Phoenix because of Arizona's new immigration legislation.
Immigration chief: ‘We’re going to get this right’
The federal government has deported more illegal immigrants from the U.S. than ever before, the director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Thursday as part of an effort to push back on the suggestion Washington isn't doing enough.
Turkey, Mexico concerned over Arizona law
The foreign ministers of Turkey and Mexico have voiced concern over the immigration law in the U.S. state of Arizona.
Welcome to the team, Mr. Goddard
Democrat gubernatorial candidate, Terry Goddard, recently wrote in ~The Arizona Republic~ that we need to go on the offensive to fight border crime and solve the problem of illegal immigration now.
Criminal immigrants targeted in Arizona operation
The director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will be in Phoenix on Thursday to talk with local law enforcement agencies about removing criminal immigrants and securing the Mexican border.
Arpaio faces jeering protesters in California
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, the 78-year-old ex-federal drug agent known for his Arizona immigration sweeps and tent city lockups, faced jeering protesters in San Diego before speaking to a conservative group about his law enforcement tactics in Phoenix.
New immigration law, economy means less for day laborers
Just a few years ago, when the economy was booming, the area around the Home Depot on Thomas Road and 36th Street in east Phoenix was packed with a couple of hundred men congregating on sidewalks and street corners soliciting work as day laborers.
Fingerprint sharing led to deportation of 47,000
Records show that about 47,000 people were removed or deported from the U.S. after the Homeland Security Department sifted through 3 million sets of fingerprints taken from bookings at local jails.