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Large share of illegal immigrants entered on visas, not across border
While the term illegal immigration often evokes images of people eluding authorities at the border, a large share of those in the country illegally are people who came on tourist, student and work visas and simply stayed.
Border towns say violent crime rates are low
Assistant Police Chief Roy Bermudez shakes his head and smiles when he hears politicians and pundits declaring that Mexican cartel violence is overrunning his Arizona border town.
Alianza Hispano-Americana
During the mid to late 19th century, Mexicans and Anglos were living side-by-side in many cities and towns throughout the Southwest. In Tucson, the first Anglos settled during the 1850s. They enjoyed a close association with their Hispanic neighbors, both socially and in business, and intermarriage was more common than not. During the 1870s, as the Anglo population rapidly increased, racial tensio[...]
Postcard King of the West
Perhaps it was fate that Burton Frasher, who would eventually be eulogized as the “Postcard King of the West,” was born in 1888 — the very same year that George Eastman coined the word “Kodak” and the slogan “Kodak as you go” for his new mass market camera.
Mexico issues travel alert over new Arizona law
Mexico's government is warning its citizens about travel to Arizona because of a tough new immigration law there.
Activists call on Obama to fight AZ immigrant law
Civil rights activists called on President Barack Obama to fight a tough new Arizona law targeting illegal immigrants Sunday, promising to march in the streets and invite arrest by refusing to comply if the measure goes into effect.
Stick ’Em Up… Just Kidding
George Smalley, editor of the Tucson Citizen, staged this photograph with the outlaw Billy Stiles in 1900. Smalley had sympathy for outlaws and a dislike for the local sheriff.
Mexican gov’t slams immigration bill
The Mexican government is criticizing a tough immigration law approved this week by Arizona legislators, saying Wednesday it could result in rights violations and racial profiling and affect cross-border relations.
Immigration agents raid AZ van shuttle businesses
Federal agents on Thursday targeted more than 50 shuttle operators and smugglers accused of using the vans to transport thousands of illegal immigrants from spots near the Mexican border to Phoenix.
After border tour, Brewer urges Obama administration to send troops
Touring an area where a rancher was killed, a crime investigators suspect was committed by someone in the country illegally, Gov. Jan Brewer and New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson called... […]
Brewer asks feds for more border security
Brewer is asking for more National Guard troops along the border to boost security and assist U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel.
‘Know Before You Go,’ officials advise holiday travelers to Mexico
Those heading to Mexico for the holidays can expect longer waits at the border due to stepped up inspections, and federal officials say travelers can make things easier by having legal documents ready and accurately completing customs declarations.
