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Arizona opens trade-investment office in Mexico
The Arizona State Trade and Investment Office has opened in Mexico City. Gov. Jan Brewer's says it's the latest major effort by the state to strengthen and secure economic ties with Arizona's largest trading partner.
Mexico warns Arizona of toxic waste spill into river
Authorities are testing water from the San Pedro River in southern Arizona that may be contaminated with toxic waste that traveled north after a massive copper mine spill in Mexico this summer.
Number of child immigrants at border declining
The number of immigrant children caught alone illegally crossing the Mexican border into the United States continued to decline in August, according to figures disclosed Wednesday by the Homeland Security Department.
Ousted official accuses Border Patrol of cover-up
A Border Patrol official who was removed from his position in June is accusing the agency of covering up "highly suspect" deaths in clashes along the southern border.
Border security dominates governor’s race, but many doubt validity of proposals
Border security and illegal immigration have become dominant issues in the Republican primary for governor as some accuse their opponents of making unrealistic promises that they can’t keep.
Divided US House moves toward vote on border crisis
House Republicans moved toward a vote Thursday to address the immigration crisis on the border, after GOP leaders agreed to conservative demands for a separate vote aimed at blocking President Barack Obama from expanding deportation relief to millions.
US Senate reprieve for highly-contested border bill
A bill to deal with the immigration surge on the U.S.-Mexico border won a temporary reprieve in the Senate Wednesday as lawmakers maneuvered to offer some response to the crisis before adjourning for the summer.
House, Senate advance competing border proposals
At an impasse on immigration, House Republicans and Senate Democrats advanced competing proposals Wednesday for dealing with tens of thousands of young migrants showing up at the southern border. Each side quickly ruled the other's approach unacceptable, leaving any solution unclear with Congress' annual August recess looming.
Mexico donating textbooks to Arizona prison system
TUCSON ai??i?? Mexico's government is donating more than 1,600 Spanish-language textbooks to the Arizona Department of Corrections.
NAFTA an empty basket for farmers in southern Mexico
Moises de la Cruz grows corn on a 7-acre plot of mountainous land 120 miles north of the Mexico-Guatemala border just as his father did and his father before him. He has never heard of the North American Free Trade Agreement but is profoundly aware that his life as a farmer has drastically changed over the past 20 years.
Arizona-Mexico gas pipeline proposal stirs controversy
A proposed route for a southern Arizona pipeline to take natural gas to Mexico is being criticized as damaging to the desert environment and opening a new route for smugglers and immigrants illegally entering the country.
Guess who’s coming to dinner: Wolves
Recently a benefit was held in Scottsdale dubbed “Dinner with Wolves.” The Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center, Defenders of Wildlife, Sierra Club, and many environmental groups want the Mexican wolf returned to what they consider the wild landscape of Arizona. They also want to maintain protections for the Mexican wolf by listing it as “endangered.”
