Trump’s trade policies spark tomato tariff battle in Arizona
Key Points: U.S. imposes 17.09% tariff on Mexican tomatoes Tariff could increase prices by 10% or more Sen. Ruben Gallego estimates tomato prices could rise 50% Those tomatoes used in […]
Mexico presses forward with Arizona gun dealer lawsuit despite SCOTUS ruling
Key Points: Mexico cites specific illegal gun sales in Arizona Supreme Court ruling targeted manufacturers, not dealers Case alleges dealers knowingly sold to traffickers Mexico is not dropping its lawsuit […]
Lawmakers approve bill to require Gulf of America be taught in schools
State lawmakers gave final approval on May 6 to require that Arizona high schoolers be taught that the body of water from Florida all the way around to the Yucatan […]
Trade and trust – the power of interdependence
The evolving global economic landscape, particularly the rise of China, underscores the need for continued strategic cooperation under the USMCA. The $1.7 trillion in annual trade between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico is a testament to how trust, iterative cooperation, and long-term thinking can ensure continued prosperity in the face of external pressures.
The politics of immigration play differently along the US-Mexico border
SUNLAND PARK, N.M. (AP) — The politics of immigration look different from the back patio of Ardovino’s Desert Crossing restaurant. That’s where Robert Ardovino sees a Border Patrol horse trailer […]
GOP lawmakers pushing leaders to put border legislation on ballot
Not content with all the social and political issues they already are putting to voters in November, a majority of House Republicans want a special hearing to add one more: enacting a Texas-style border enforcement law here.
Illegal crossings surge as feds weigh major asylum limits
The huge spike in migrants and resulting chaos at various border locations have increased frustration with the Biden administration's immigration policies and put pressure on Congress to reach a deal on asylum.
Biden and López Obrador set to meet, with fentanyl, migrants and Cuba on the U.S.-Mexico agenda
President Joe Biden and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, two strong allies who don't always get along personally, will talk migration, fentanyl trafficking and Cuba relations on Friday.
Border encounters dip slightly, but Tucson sector again saw most traffic
Border Patrol officers encountered 55,224 migrants in the Tucson sector in October, far outstripping the 38,211 encounters in the Del Rio, Texas, sector and almost 10 times the number seen in the Yuma sector that month.
Illegal border crossings into the US drop in October after a 3-month streak of increases
Illegal border crossings from Mexico fell 14% in October from a month earlier, U.S. authorities said Tuesday, ending a three-month streak of big increases.
Gowan, other officials come to Washington to plead for border action
In all the time he’s lived near the border, Sen. David Gowan, R-Sierra Vista, said he has never seen an immigration crisis as bad as the one he’s seeing now.
Californians bet farming agave for spirits holds key to weathering drought and groundwater limits
Leo Ortega started growing spiky blue agave plants on the arid hillsides around his Southern California home because his wife liked the way they looked. A decade later, his property is now dotted with thousands of what he and others hope is a promising new crop for the state following years of punishing drought in California, Arizona and other Western states, and a push to scale back on groundwate[...]