http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/category/mexico_latin mexico_latin news from TucsonSentinel.com - Tucson's independent nonprofit online news en Copyright 2013 2013-06-20T07:23:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061913_immig_fight/us-house-bill-sets-up-immigration-fight/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061913_immig_fight/us-house-bill-sets-up-immigration-fight/ 17:38:00Z Julian Aguilar The barrier that divides the U.S. House and Senate plans for immigration reform looms as large as the double-layered border fence that lines much of the Texas-Mexico border. 2013-06-19T17:38:55+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061713_ice_resign/ice-director-leaving-post-july/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061713_ice_resign/ice-director-leaving-post-july/ 22:44:00Z Julian Aguilar The director who has overseen U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement during a period of increased deportations is resigning from his post. John Morton, who has been in charge of the chief investigative arm of the Department of Homeland Security since his confirmation in 2009, will return to the private sector at the end of July. 2013-06-17T22:44:06+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061713_columbia_drug/colombia-beware-zombie-drug/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061713_columbia_drug/colombia-beware-zombie-drug/ 16:38:00Z John Otis The drug scopolamine is also known as “the devil’s breath” or “burundanga.” The late salsa diva Celia Cruz sang about it. In a recent documentary, Vice called it “the world’s scariest drug.” 2013-06-17T16:38:20+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061613_rubio_immig/marco-rubio-immigration-reform-bill-almost-ready-go/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061613_rubio_immig/marco-rubio-immigration-reform-bill-almost-ready-go/ 23:29:00Z Kaitlin Funaro Republican Sen. Marco Rubio said on Sunday that 95 percent of the comprehensive immigration reform bill is “ready to go” but he is still pushing for more border security measures. Rubio dismissed concerns from conservative critics that he’s been too soft on immigration and was manipulated by Democrats in the group steering the legislation. 2013-06-16T23:29:59+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061613_latin_am_unification/latin-america-divided-we-stand/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061613_latin_am_unification/latin-america-divided-we-stand/ 23:13:00Z Simeon Tegel United and integrated, the region would be a force to reckon with on the world stage. But does Latin America’s unification reality match up to the rhetoric? 2013-06-16T23:13:06+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061513_immig_fathers_day/for-kids-with-dads-here-illegally-fathers-day-can-harrowing-holiday/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061513_immig_fathers_day/for-kids-with-dads-here-illegally-fathers-day-can-harrowing-holiday/ 23:34:00Z Emilie Eaton Jennifer Briones’ family usually gathers for a barbecue in the park for Father’s Day, but the 16-year-old Phoenix resident said she will likely find something else to do if the family gets together this weekend. 2013-06-15T23:34:42+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061413_babeu_border/babeu-urges-house-reject-senate-immigration-bill-focus-security/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061413_babeu_border/babeu-urges-house-reject-senate-immigration-bill-focus-security/ 19:28:00Z Emilie Eaton Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu dismissed a U.S. Senate immigration reform bill Thursday, urging House members to back an alternative plan instead that focuses on law enforcement and gives more authority to local police. 2013-06-14T19:28:31+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061213_immig_then_vs_now/the-top-5-reasons-why-immigration-reform-2013-different-than-1986/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061213_immig_then_vs_now/the-top-5-reasons-why-immigration-reform-2013-different-than-1986/ 00:34:00Z Philip E. Wolgin The specter of the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act, or IRCA, has haunted every immigration-reform effort over the past few decades and continues to influence the 2013 reform debates. 2013-06-13T00:34:59+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061113_water_treaty/federal-legislation-targets-mexico-over-water-treaty/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061113_water_treaty/federal-legislation-targets-mexico-over-water-treaty/ 00:51:00Z Julian Aguilar A growing list of federal U.S. lawmakers is urging Mexico to comply with the terms of a 1944 water treaty they say its southern neighbor is violating. 2013-06-12T00:51:29+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061113_tx_aquifers/focus-aquifers-urged-during-push-water/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061113_tx_aquifers/focus-aquifers-urged-during-push-water/ 00:44:00Z Julian Aguilar As Texas lawmakers say farmers in the Rio Grande Valley are hurting because Mexico is not honoring a treaty on surface water delivery, experts caution that greater attention should be paid to water deep below the surface. 2013-06-12T00:44:04+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061113_cat_mayor/think-youre-political-animal-think-again/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061113_cat_mayor/think-youre-political-animal-think-again/ 18:21:00Z Hannah Smith Morris the Cat is running for mayor of a city in Veracruz, Mexico, joining a pantheon of esteemed animal leaders in North America who have not only run, they’ve won. 2013-06-11T18:21:23+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/061113_border_myths_op/bordering-truth-myths-and-facts-immigration/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/061113_border_myths_op/bordering-truth-myths-and-facts-immigration/ 17:32:00Z Maryada Vallet During Congress’ current debate about immigration reform, the realities faced by immigrants and border communities are all too often misunderstood and misrepresented. What are the facts about border issues? 2013-06-11T17:32:18+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/061013_garcia_immig_op/garcia-why-arizona-standing-alone-nebraska-cornfield/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/061013_garcia_immig_op/garcia-why-arizona-standing-alone-nebraska-cornfield/ 07:31:00Z Joseph Garcia At least 38 states presently recognize immigrants with deferred action status as eligible for driver’s licenses, yet we stand alone (with Nebraska) in refusing to grant driver’s licenses to certain undocumented immigrants with federal work permits. If Arizona is trying to change its anti-immigrant image and heal its self-inflicted wounds caused by SB 1070, this obviously isn’t going to do it. 2013-06-10T07:31:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/060613_immig_factcheck/factcheck-immigration-bills-63-trillion-price-tag/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/060613_immig_factcheck/factcheck-immigration-bills-63-trillion-price-tag/ 16:09:00Z Robert Farley Critics of a bipartisan Senate bill to overhaul the nation’s immigration system falsely claim that it will cost an additional $6.3 trillion, citing a study by a conservative group that opposes the bill. However, the report is not an analysis of the bill, and it says the cost of keeping the status quo “could run into the trillions” – so the net cost would be substantially lower than $6.3 trillion. 2013-06-06T16:09:13+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/060513_marijuana_seizure/border-patrol-seizes-17m-marijuana-tuesday/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/060513_marijuana_seizure/border-patrol-seizes-17m-marijuana-tuesday/ 23:44:00Z Ryan Revock In separate incidents northwest of Tucson on Tuesday morning, U.S. Border Patrol agents seized two abandoned trucks that held 3,400 pounds of marijuana worth an estimated $1.7 million. Other recent seizures included $370,000 worth of meth in Nogales, and two seizures totaling $150,000 of marijuana in Douglas. 2013-06-05T23:44:49+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/060513_bp_furlough/barber-urges-ok-deal-avoid-border-patrol-furloughs/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/060513_bp_furlough/barber-urges-ok-deal-avoid-border-patrol-furloughs/ 15:19:00Z Emilie Eaton Border Patrol agents may not face furlough days if leaders of the U.S. House Appropriations Committee approve a Department of Homeland Security plan that would cut agents’ overtime pay instead. Rep. Ron Barber, D-Tucson, wrote to the ranking members of the Appropriations Committee Tuesday and urged them to act on the proposal. 2013-06-05T15:19:54+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/060413_knights_templar_explainer/explainer-who-are-mexicos-knights-templar/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/060413_knights_templar_explainer/explainer-who-are-mexicos-knights-templar/ 18:19:00Z Dudley Althaus They worship their leader “San Nazario” like a saint and claim they need extortion cash to protect the unprotected. But for many, this cult-like, meth-pushing Mexican gang is a menace to society. 2013-06-04T18:19:14+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/060413_knights_templar_mx/confronting-mexicos-knights-templar-cartel/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/060413_knights_templar_mx/confronting-mexicos-knights-templar-cartel/ 17:01:00Z Dudley Althaus The county of Coalcoman, Michoacan became fed up with the cult-like Knights Templar gang’s extorting, raping and killing. Here’s what it took to stop it — for now. 2013-06-04T17:01:23+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/060313_immg_economy_tx/report-immigrants-increasing-economic-strength/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/060313_immg_economy_tx/report-immigrants-increasing-economic-strength/ 18:38:00Z Julian Aguilar Since the 2010 U.S. census, the number of naturalized citizens has increased substantially in Texas, and the state’s immigrants account for significant purchasing power and economic output, according to an analysis by a Washington-based think tank urging immigration reform. 2013-06-03T18:38:14+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/053113_mx_city_kidnappings/mexico-city-police-investigate-possible-kidnapping-11-people-from-bar/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/053113_mx_city_kidnappings/mexico-city-police-investigate-possible-kidnapping-11-people-from-bar/ 01:09:00Z Dudley Althaus It may seem hard to believe — 11 young people kidnapped in broad daylight in this bustling capital. But that is exactly what distraught relatives believe happened last Sunday morning. 2013-06-01T01:09:11+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/053113_immig_medicare/study-immigrants-contribute-more-medicare-than-they-take-out/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/053113_immig_medicare/study-immigrants-contribute-more-medicare-than-they-take-out/ 18:37:00Z Jordan Rau As Congress mulls changing America’s border and naturalization rules, a study finds that immigrant workers are helping buttress Medicare’s finances, because they contribute tens of billions a year more than immigrant retirees use in medical services. 2013-05-31T18:37:07+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/053013_immigration_reform/researchers-immigration-reform-should-focus-families-less-security/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/053013_immigration_reform/researchers-immigration-reform-should-focus-families-less-security/ 02:03:00Z Emilie Eaton The Senate’s comprehensive immigration reform bill is a step in the right direction, but it puts too much emphasis on border security and not enough on helping families stay together, a group of researchers said Thursday. 2013-05-31T02:03:34+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/053013_peru_counterfeit/peru-counterfeit-currency-king/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/053013_peru_counterfeit/peru-counterfeit-currency-king/ 01:47:00Z Simeon Tegel South America’s cocaine giant is also the best at fabricating phony dollar bills. The US Secret Service is working with Peruvian police to stop it. 2013-05-31T01:47:54+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052913_douglas_port/new-traffic-signals-douglas-cross-border-traffic/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052913_douglas_port/new-traffic-signals-douglas-cross-border-traffic/ 17:42:00Z Molly Baker New traffic signals at the Douglas Port of Entry will separate commercial trucks from private passenger vehicles near the international border. 2013-05-29T17:42:20+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052813_hrw_immig_prosecutions/detained-immigrants-increasingly-hit-with-criminal-charges/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052813_hrw_immig_prosecutions/detained-immigrants-increasingly-hit-with-criminal-charges/ 19:11:00Z Kevin Douglas Grant The U.S. government now brings federal criminal charges against undocumented immigrants at an exponentially higher rate than it did 10 years ago, finds a Human Rights Watch report released last week. The result is a much high number of detained immigrants spending time in jail before deportation and for many, exclusion from future legalization under immigration reform legislation. 2013-05-28T19:11:40+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/052813_garcia_immig_op/garcia-immigration-reform-passes-major-milestone/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/052813_garcia_immig_op/garcia-immigration-reform-passes-major-milestone/ 18:39:00Z Joseph Garcia There is the pathway to citizenship – and then there is the bumpy, bone-jarring road that comes before undocumented immigrants can even begin to take their first step on what likely will be at least a 13-year journey. 2013-05-28T18:39:03+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052713_security_focus/report-focus-border-security-overshadows-economic-benefits/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052713_security_focus/report-focus-border-security-overshadows-economic-benefits/ 00:20:00Z Nela Lichtscheidl Rep. Raul Grijalva, D- Tucson, knows there are benefits to be had from a U.S.-Mexico relationship, but fears the possibilities have been endangered by the hostility that has become part of the immigration debate. “The border lines went from a unique American landscape of people, history, and land itself, to a threat … to something to be feared,” he said. “Making that transition has affected the border tremendously.” 2013-05-28T00:20:59+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/052613_steenking_badges/smile-youre-under-arrest/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/052613_steenking_badges/smile-youre-under-arrest/ 06:21:00Z Roberto De Vido Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio violated the civil rights of Latinos who were detained during immigration sweeps, a federal judge has ruled. 2013-05-27T06:21:21+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052613_tx_immigration/texas-stands-out-multiple-immigration-fronts/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052613_tx_immigration/texas-stands-out-multiple-immigration-fronts/ 00:14:00Z Julian Aguilar As Congress wades deeper into the debate over comprehensive immigration reform legislation, Texas is standing out both for enforcement within its borders and for its appeal to 21st century activists who are seeking an overhaul to the country’s system. 2013-05-27T00:14:46+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042313_bp_dogs/puppies-join-border-patrol-effort-sniff-out-smugglers/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042313_bp_dogs/puppies-join-border-patrol-effort-sniff-out-smugglers/ 19:03:00Z Rebekah Zemansky Meet Border Patrol’s Yuma Sector Canine Unit through their two newest agents, Kirpy and Kala, who started training in March. The Belgian Malinois puppies will soon work with border agents to keep smugglers at bay. (with video) 2013-05-24T19:03:20+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052213_immg_bill/key-senate-committee-approves-immigration-overhaul/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052213_immg_bill/key-senate-committee-approves-immigration-overhaul/ 15:33:00Z Kaitlin Funaro The Senate Judiciary Committee gave a sweeping immigration bill the stamp of approval Tuesday, setting the stage for a debate before the full Senate next month. 2013-05-22T15:33:59+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052113_montt_conviction/genocide-conviction-rios-montt-overturned-guatemala-now/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052113_montt_conviction/genocide-conviction-rios-montt-overturned-guatemala-now/ 01:04:00Z Faine Greenwood Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt’s conviction for genocide was overturned and his trial must begin anew starting from the point in mid-April when a dispute started over which judge should hear the case, the country’s highest court said Monday. 2013-05-22T01:04:46+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051713_carlos_slim/slim-comes-2nd-mexicos-president-monopoly-buster/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051713_carlos_slim/slim-comes-2nd-mexicos-president-monopoly-buster/ 23:13:00Z Dudley Althaus Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto vows big changes with the economic reforms he’s pushing and they’ve already taken more than a little change from the pockets of mega-mogul Carlos Slim, who lost the title of the world’s richest man. 2013-05-17T23:13:52+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051613_catch_a_dictator/lessons-from-guatemala-how-catch-dictator/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051613_catch_a_dictator/lessons-from-guatemala-how-catch-dictator/ 01:26:00Z Mike McDonald Guatemala’s US-backed former ruler Efrain Rios Montt was found guilty of genocide and war crimes against indigenous villagers. But will his 80-year jail sentence stand? 2013-05-17T01:26:06+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051613_catholic_saints/why-catholic-saints-are-marching-into-latin-america/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051613_catholic_saints/why-catholic-saints-are-marching-into-latin-america/ 01:18:00Z Dudley Althaus Latin America’s Catholics multiplied in past centuries. Now their numbers are shrinking. The new Argentine pope canonizing two Latina nuns sends a calling to the region. 2013-05-17T01:18:58+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/051613_coffee_production/need-caffeine-fix-central-am-coffee-threatened/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/051613_coffee_production/need-caffeine-fix-central-am-coffee-threatened/ 01:03:00Z Samantha Stainburn An outbreak of coffee leaf rust is threatening the coffee crop – and the livelihood of the farmers who produce it – in Central America. 2013-05-17T01:03:12+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051013_mex_mothers/mexicos-mamas-dont-want-let-babies-grow-up-gangsters/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051013_mex_mothers/mexicos-mamas-dont-want-let-babies-grow-up-gangsters/ 20:30:00Z Dudley Althaus Friday marks arguably the most important day on a Mexican calendar, celebrated countrywide with patriotic parades, patron saint parties and local lark. Mexico’s Mother’s Day honors the touchstones of a nation in which family matters above all. So why are so many moms protesting? 2013-05-10T20:30:55+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050913_drug_wars/long-borders-long-odds-winning-drug-wars/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050913_drug_wars/long-borders-long-odds-winning-drug-wars/ 01:13:00Z David Robles In 2012, U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized 1.1 million pounds of narcotics in the state of Arizona. According to a CBP Fact Sheet, Arizona seizures account for half of all drugs seized in the United States. The same goes for apprehensions of people attempting to illegally immigrate. 2013-05-10T01:13:33+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050913_border_access/analysts-weigh-impact-mexicos-open-access-decision/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050913_border_access/analysts-weigh-impact-mexicos-open-access-decision/ 00:33:00Z Julian Aguilar The Mexican government’s decision to limit the access that U.S. law enforcement agents had under the previous administration should be seen more as an effort to streamline enforcement and not as an affront to its northern neighbor, analysts and lawmakers say. 2013-05-10T00:33:46+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050713_immig_visas/farmers-fieldhands-look-fix-flawed-visas/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050713_immig_visas/farmers-fieldhands-look-fix-flawed-visas/#When: 11:08:000 Michelle Peirano Updated: Francisco Duarte stood in the sun with little shade or water for hours, waiting to pick lemons. But he never complained, because he was afraid he would be replaced by an undocumented worker willing to work longer hours for lower pay. He is among the hundreds of thousands silenced by a visa program that pits citizens, guest workers and the undocumented against one another. 2013-05-10T11:08:32+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050713_border_deaths/pima-county-humane-borders-mapping-migrant-deaths/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050713_border_deaths/pima-county-humane-borders-mapping-migrant-deaths/ 20:25:00Z Paul Ingram Each year, hundreds of people go missing in the Sonoran Desert and many are never identified. Since 2001, of the nearly 2,100 remains found in the desert, about 700 remain unidentified. A new search tool available to the public will combine data sets to help name the dead. 2013-05-07T20:25:52+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050613_mex_journalist/2-sons-mexican-journalists-killed-chihuahua/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050613_mex_journalist/2-sons-mexican-journalists-killed-chihuahua/ 19:05:00Z Allison Jackson Two sons of two prominent Mexican journalists were shot dead in the northern state of Chihuahua over the weekend, in the latest violence in Mexico. 2013-05-06T19:05:37+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050313_tx_immig_victims/texas-crime-bill-adds-protections-immigrant-victims-witnesses/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050313_tx_immig_victims/texas-crime-bill-adds-protections-immigrant-victims-witnesses/ 17:58:00Z Julian Aguilar Texas peace officers may soon be prohibited from asking about the immigration status of a victim of or a witness to crime, under a measure the House Committee on State Affairs approved Thursday. 2013-05-03T17:58:48+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050313_obama_mexico/presidents-play-nice-obamas-visit-mexico/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050313_obama_mexico/presidents-play-nice-obamas-visit-mexico/ 17:51:00Z Dylan Smith Wrapping up 90 minutes of talks Thursday afternoon, Presidents Barack Obama and Enrique Peña Nieto told reporters they’ve agreed to push their countries toward greater economic consolidation while not abandoning Mexico’s bloody battle against criminal gangs. 2013-05-03T17:51:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050213_immig_caravan/mexican-priest-lead-immigration-reform-caravan-across-us/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050213_immig_caravan/mexican-priest-lead-immigration-reform-caravan-across-us/ 17:56:00Z Kevin Douglas Grant Father Alejandro Solalinde is known across Mexico for sheltering migrants from brutality. Kicking off a caravan of reformers that will travel across the United States and culminate in Washington, DC in late May, he held the blue-and-white Honduran flag Tuesday morning and urged the protection of all immigrants regardless of their origins — Mexico, Central America, South America and otherwise. 2013-05-02T17:56:30+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050213_immig_zuckerberg/zuckerberg-backed-group-spins-immigration/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050213_immig_zuckerberg/zuckerberg-backed-group-spins-immigration/ 17:01:00Z Lori Robertson A group with ties to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg hijacks the credibility of news organizations in a misleading ad that supports a bipartisan immigration overhaul bill. The ad, featuring Sen. Marco Rubio, attributes several quotes to media outlets, but the quotes come from opinion pieces written by backers of the immigration bill. 2013-05-02T17:01:14+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050113_obama_mex/obamas-mexico-trip-what-they-probably-wont-say-but-should/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050113_obama_mex/obamas-mexico-trip-what-they-probably-wont-say-but-should/ 15:35:00Z Dudley Althaus Analysis: Obama and Mexico’s Peña Nieto will play up the positives this week in Mexico. But what about the countries’ glaring drug war failures? 2013-05-01T15:35:18+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050113_guzman_fil_arrested/father-in-law-mexican-drug-lord-el-chapo-guzman-arrested/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050113_guzman_fil_arrested/father-in-law-mexican-drug-lord-el-chapo-guzman-arrested/ 15:14:00Z Freya Petersen Mexican authorities have arrested the father-in-law of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, head of the Sinaloa drug cartel, striking a personal blow to Mexico’s most-wanted man.Ines Coronel Barreras was captured by federal police in a house in Agua Prieta, Sonora, “without taking a single shot.” 2013-05-01T15:14:52+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042913_mex_teachers/mexicos-president-meets-his-match-teachers/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042913_mex_teachers/mexicos-president-meets-his-match-teachers/ 19:13:00Z Dudley Althaus Analysis: Teachers’ unrest and new cracks in the uneasy alliance supporting the government’s reforms agenda mean hard days ahead for Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto. 2013-04-29T19:13:10+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/042913_mex_mummies/mexico-gets-its-mummies-back/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/042913_mex_mummies/mexico-gets-its-mummies-back/ 18:47:00Z Dudley Althaus Mexico’s spooky migrating mummies have made it home at last. After a hapless and perhaps unprofitable four-year sojourn in the United States, the desiccated corpses of 36 humans have returned to Guanajuato, the central highlands city where their hearts last beat. 2013-04-29T18:47:29+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042913_immigrant_chicago/temp-agencies-and-raiteros-immigrant-chicago/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042913_immigrant_chicago/temp-agencies-and-raiteros-immigrant-chicago/ 17:55:00Z Michael Grabell Some of America’s best-known companies and largest temp agencies benefit from the underworld of labor brokers, known as raiteros. As companies increasingly turn to temp workers to pack their products and stock their shelves, it’s the workers who pay the price. 2013-04-29T17:55:04+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042613_border_billions/billions-proposed-border-security-where-would-money-go/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042613_border_billions/billions-proposed-border-security-where-would-money-go/ 22:46:00Z Christie Thompson Federal spending on border security is at an all-time high—and it would get even higher under the Gang of Eight’s new plan. The Senate immigration proposal, released last week, would allocate $4.5 billion in the next five years to tighten control of U.S. borders. 2013-04-26T22:46:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042513_immigration_az/az-officials-bring-case-immigration-reform-washington/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042513_immigration_az/az-officials-bring-case-immigration-reform-washington/ 16:52:00Z Michelle Peirano A delegation of Arizona officials came to Washington to press for comprehensive immigration reform, saying the time to act is now while the nation is paying attention. “Congress is listening,” said one. 2013-04-25T16:52:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042213_kolbe_kobach/immigration-bill-criticized-going-too-far-8211-or-not-far-enough/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042213_kolbe_kobach/immigration-bill-criticized-going-too-far-8211-or-not-far-enough/ 06:25:00Z Mary Shinn Sponsors of a comprehensive immigration reform bill said no one would be happy with all parts of the bill and a hearing Monday seemed to bear that out, with some in the day-long session saying the bill goes to far and other saying it does not go far enough. 2013-04-23T06:25:27+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042213_suv_crash/crash-kills-5-injures-15-after-border-patrol-chases-suv/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042213_suv_crash/crash-kills-5-injures-15-after-border-patrol-chases-suv/ 22:22:00Z Rebekah Zemansky Officials are working to determine the identities of those killed and injured when a SUV pursued by Border Patrol rolled over near Vail late Saturday night. Five passengers died at the scene of the accident and 15, including the driver, were being treated for minor to life-threatening injuries. 2013-04-22T22:22:07+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042113_border_prosecutions/immigration-bill-would-triple-border-crossing-prosecutions-tucson/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042113_border_prosecutions/immigration-bill-would-triple-border-crossing-prosecutions-tucson/ 18:34:00Z Connor Radnovich The comprehensive immigration reform bill unveiled in the Senate this week includes language calling for a tripling of the number of border-crossing prosecutions in the U.S. Border Patrol’s Tucson sector. 2013-04-21T18:34:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041813_border_roundup/immigration-bill-released-amid-security-economic-concerns/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041813_border_roundup/immigration-bill-released-amid-security-economic-concerns/ 04:34:00Z Rebekah Zemansky The Gang of Eight debuted their immigration reform bill; New York dairy farmers, religious leaders and tech industry leaders including Mark Zuckerberg weighed in on the debate; Mexico faces law enforcement challenges and business opportunities. 2013-04-21T04:34:23+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042013_separted_families/new-immigration-bill-provides-ray-hope-separated-families/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042013_separted_families/new-immigration-bill-provides-ray-hope-separated-families/ 00:47:00Z Susan Ferriss The new immigration proposal now before the Senate could help thousands of American citizens whose families have been shattered or forced into exile because of deportation and tough immigration penalties Congress adopted in 1996. 2013-04-21T00:47:09+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041913_immig_reform_bill/gang-88242-touts-immigration-reform-bill-as-best-chance-change/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041913_immig_reform_bill/gang-88242-touts-immigration-reform-bill-as-best-chance-change/ 17:12:00Z Connor Radnovich A bipartisan group of eight senators unveiled an 800-page immigration reform bill Thursday, calling it a “fair, comprehensive and practical solution” to a difficult problem. 2013-04-19T17:12:08+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041713_immigration_bill_released/bipartisan-immigration-bill-introduced-senate/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041713_immigration_bill_released/bipartisan-immigration-bill-introduced-senate/ 01:38:00Z Faine Greenwood A new bipartisan immigration bill has been unveiled by the U.S. Senate, which if passed into law would provide a legal path to immigration for millions of illegal immigrants formerly denied such an opportunity. 2013-04-18T01:38:11+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041713_immigration_bill/bill-outline-shows-sweeping-immigration-overhaul/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041713_immigration_bill/bill-outline-shows-sweeping-immigration-overhaul/ 01:32:00Z Julian Aguilar Immigrants living in the U.S. illegally can start on a path toward citizenship, but only after significant border-security measures are met and they pay a hefty fine, according to an outline of the comprehensive immigration reform bill senators introduced this week. 2013-04-18T01:32:10+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041713_immig_bill/full-text-immigration-reform-bill/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041713_immig_bill/full-text-immigration-reform-bill/ 16:12:00Z Dylan Smith The full text of the immigration reform bill released by the Gang of 8: “Our immigration system is broken and it is time for a national conversation about how to fix it. We believe common-sense immigration reform is vital in order to secure America’s borders, advance our economic growth, and provide fuller access to the American dream.” 2013-04-17T16:12:38+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041613_immg_plan/senate-immigration-plan-no-path-citizenship-without-secure-border/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041613_immg_plan/senate-immigration-plan-no-path-citizenship-without-secure-border/ 03:51:00Z Connor Radnovich There will be a path to citizenship for immigrants in this country illegally but not before the border is secure, under a bipartisan Senate bill expected to be filed this week. An outline of the immigration reform bill proposed by the so-called “Gang of 8″ calls for billions more for border security, changes in visa laws, stricter enforcement of laws against hiring illegal immigrants and a pathway to lawful residence in 10 years and, later, citizenship. 2013-04-17T03:51:03+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041313_border_roundup/us-seeks-answers-border-security-reporting-mexico/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041313_border_roundup/us-seeks-answers-border-security-reporting-mexico/ 16:51:00Z Rebekah Zemansky Border Patrol agents look for ways to stay on the job despite budget cuts that threaten security, nine states show how shifting demographics may shift immigration policy and cartel crime affects reporting coming out of Mexico. 2013-04-15T16:51:53+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041313_bp_pay/border-patrol-union-offers-cut-overtime-pay-avoid-furloughs/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041313_bp_pay/border-patrol-union-offers-cut-overtime-pay-avoid-furloughs/ 18:39:00Z Connor Radnovich Border Patrol agents would be willing to give up time-and-a-half overtime pay if it meant they would not have to be furloughed as part of mandated federal spending cuts, their union president testified Friday. 2013-04-13T18:39:33+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041213_bp_budget/border-patrol-agents-tell-lawmakers-budget-cuts-will-hurt-security/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041213_bp_budget/border-patrol-agents-tell-lawmakers-budget-cuts-will-hurt-security/ 21:14:00Z Connor Radnovich Border Patrol agents told House members and congressional staffers Thursday that this is the worst possible time to cut the agency’s budget as the country clamors for immigration reform that includes a secure border. 2013-04-12T21:14:23+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/041113_immig_states/immigration-changing-political-landscape-key-states/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/041113_immig_states/immigration-changing-political-landscape-key-states/ 18:19:00Z Philip E. Wolgin In the wake of the overwhelming Latino and Asian American support for President Obama in the 2012 election—support that was critical to his re-election—the political winds on immigration have shifted significantly to favor reform with a pathway to citizenship for the approximately 11 million undocumented living in our country. 2013-04-11T18:19:15+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041113_mccain_border/mccain-senators-grill-homeland-security-enforcement-claims/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041113_mccain_border/mccain-senators-grill-homeland-security-enforcement-claims/ 17:30:00Z Michelle Peirano Senators questioned assurances Wednesday that the border is getting more secure, telling Homeland Security officials that the government needs a better plan and a better way of measuring progress on the border. 2013-04-11T17:30:40+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041113_immig_rally/arizonans-join-thousands-dc-rally-immigration-reform/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041113_immig_rally/arizonans-join-thousands-dc-rally-immigration-reform/ 17:12:00Z Connor Radnovich Advocates and immigrants from Arizona were among thousands who came to Washington on Wednesday to rally at the Capitol in support of comprehensive immigration reform. 2013-04-11T17:12:31+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041113_rodriguez_march/marchers-call-justice-teens-cross-border-shooting-death/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041113_rodriguez_march/marchers-call-justice-teens-cross-border-shooting-death/ 16:02:00Z Paul Ingram Six months after the shooting of Mexican teenager José Antonio Elena Rodriguez by U.S. border agents, his family and community activists in Arizona are frustrated and fear that the investigation into his death is at a standstill. 2013-04-11T16:02:45+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040913_latin_elections/4-latin-american-elections-what-watch/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040913_latin_elections/4-latin-american-elections-what-watch/ 20:07:00Z Alex Leff Venezuela and Paraguay pick presidents this month, and Chile and Honduras gear up for votes in November. Some will swing left, others right. 2013-04-09T20:07:39+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040913_tx_border_bill/texas-lawmakers-introduce-border-security-bill/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040913_tx_border_bill/texas-lawmakers-introduce-border-security-bill/ 14:45:00Z Julian Aguilar Doubling down on their vows to focus on border security before considering immigration reform, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Austin, will file legislation on Tuesday that will further scrutinize how well the federal government protects the U.S.-Mexico border. 2013-04-09T14:45:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040813_bp_drones/new-drone-radar-reveals-border-patrol-gotaways-high-numbers/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040813_bp_drones/new-drone-radar-reveals-border-patrol-gotaways-high-numbers/ 02:52:00Z Andrew Becker The Border Patrol has caught a fraction of the border crossers spotted by a sophisticated sensor mounted on unmanned spy aircraft and flown over remote stretches of desert, casting doubts on claims that the area is more secure than ever. 2013-04-09T02:52:55+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040813_feds_polygraph/doubts-polygraphs-dont-stop-federal-agencies-from-using-them/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040813_feds_polygraph/doubts-polygraphs-dont-stop-federal-agencies-from-using-them/ 02:48:00Z Andrew Becker Customs and Border Protection is one of 17 federal agencies that use polygraphs to screen prospective employees. Polygraph opponents say the exam is as reliable as flipping a coin to determine whether someone is lying. Examiners, in turn, say the polygraph is a tool used to extract all-important “admissions.” 2013-04-09T02:48:27+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040813_bp_applicant_crimes/during-polygraphs-border-agency-applicants-admit-rape-kidnapping/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040813_bp_applicant_crimes/during-polygraphs-border-agency-applicants-admit-rape-kidnapping/ 02:39:00Z Andrew Becker One admitted to kidnapping and ransoming hostages in the Ivory Coast. Others said they had molested children or committed rape. And one, as he prepared for survival in a post-apocalyptic world, contemplated assassinating President Obama. These are among the thousands of applicants who have sought jobs in recent years with the Border Patrol and Customs and Border Protection. 2013-04-09T02:39:09+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040813_mex_gunmen_plot/mexico-arrests-gunmen-plotting-kill-lawmakers/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040813_mex_gunmen_plot/mexico-arrests-gunmen-plotting-kill-lawmakers/ 17:08:00Z Allison Jackson Mexican authorities said the gunmen had confessed to plotting to kill lawmakers David and Ricardo Monreal, who are also brothers. 2013-04-08T17:08:56+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/040813_neruda/chile-plans-exhume-famed-poet-pablo-neruda/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/040813_neruda/chile-plans-exhume-famed-poet-pablo-neruda/ 16:57:00Z Faine Greenwood Authorities hope to determine if the literary figure died of prostate cancer, or was killed by the Pinochet regime. 2013-04-08T16:57:27+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040413_border_roundup/study-sheds-light-gun-running-ap-drops-illegal-immigrant/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040413_border_roundup/study-sheds-light-gun-running-ap-drops-illegal-immigrant/ 05:08:00Z Rebekah Zemansky Border news roundup: Arizona politicians and religious leaders discuss comprehensive immigration reform by the “Gang of Eight,” journalists reconsider how to address illegal immigration in their stylebooks, and safety concerns on both sides of the border. 2013-04-08T05:08:00+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040613_napolitano/napolitano-signs-point-healthy-healthy-border/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040613_napolitano/napolitano-signs-point-healthy-healthy-border/ 12:27:00Z Paul Ingram Pointing to signs of a “healthy border,” Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano barnstormed through the Southwest this week, stopping in Tucson on Friday to promote the agency’s security efforts while allowing trade and travel along the U.S.-Mexico border. 2013-04-06T12:27:32+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040413_drug_mayors/white-house-drug-policy-chief-calls-immigration-reform-priority/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040413_drug_mayors/white-house-drug-policy-chief-calls-immigration-reform-priority/ 03:08:00Z Matthew Longdon Gil Kerlikowske, head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, also said border security has received a boost from more personnel, better technology and increased communication among local, state and federal agencies – and their counterparts in Mexico. 2013-04-05T03:08:36+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040313_mex_gun_smuggling/report-gun-running-mexico-remains-widespread/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040313_mex_gun_smuggling/report-gun-running-mexico-remains-widespread/ 16:18:00Z Julian Aguilar As the gun control debate swirls around issues like background checks and mental health, a new study reveals that gun running into Mexico remains a large-scale problem. Researchers estimated that as many as 253,000 firearms were purchased in the U.S. from 2010 to 2012 for the sole purpose of being trafficked across the border. 2013-04-03T16:18:00+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040213_mex_citizenship/study-mexican-immigrants-seek-citizenship-lower-rate-than-others/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040213_mex_citizenship/study-mexican-immigrants-seek-citizenship-lower-rate-than-others/ 06:24:00Z Connor Radnovich Only 36 percent of Mexican immigrants who are eligible to become United States citizens are taking steps to do so, a much lower rate than immigrants from other countries, according to a recent study. 2013-04-03T06:24:46+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040213_mex_shootings/mexico-violence-4-killed-guadalajara-bar-shootings/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040213_mex_shootings/mexico-violence-4-killed-guadalajara-bar-shootings/ 16:31:00Z Allison Jackson Gunmen killed four people, including a U.S. citizen, and wounded more than a dozen others in two separate bar shootings in Guadalajara, in the latest violence to hit Mexico. 2013-04-02T16:31:34+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040213_border_sequester/sequester-cuts-border-staffing-put-hold/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040213_border_sequester/sequester-cuts-border-staffing-put-hold/ 16:11:00Z Julian Aguilar Staff reductions at the country’s ports of entry have been postponed, easing for now some sequestration-induced anxieties of stakeholders and elected officials on the border. 2013-04-02T16:11:27+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040113_deadly_mine/cerro-rico-mountain-that-eats-men/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040113_deadly_mine/cerro-rico-mountain-that-eats-men/ 17:43:00Z Simeon Tegel Bolivia’s fabulously rich silver mine has claimed thousands of victims, yet the men keep coming. 2013-04-01T17:43:27+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032813_border_roundup/border-roundup-politicians-tour-nogales-mayors-travel-south/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032813_border_roundup/border-roundup-politicians-tour-nogales-mayors-travel-south/ 17:42:00Z Rebekah Zemansky McCain and other ‘Gang of Eight’ members toured the border, Rothschild took Arizona mayors to Sonora, Brewer defended policy banning driver’s licenses for young immigrants and Napolitano said officials will review solitary confinement policy for immigration detainees 2013-04-01T17:42:18+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032913_immig_families/ua-report-immigration-policies-should-focus-family-unity/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032913_immig_families/ua-report-immigration-policies-should-focus-family-unity/ 15:57:00Z Connor Radnovich The nation’s current immigration policy is breaking up families and not deterring repeat border crossers, according to a University of Arizona study, which called for those factors to be addressed in any immigration reform. 2013-03-29T15:57:55+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032913_young_wetbacks/alaskas-rep-young-apologizes-wetbacks-remark/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032913_young_wetbacks/alaskas-rep-young-apologizes-wetbacks-remark/ 15:49:00Z Jill Langlois Alaska’s U.S. Rep. Don Young has apologized for a comment he made, referring to Hispanic migrant workers as the racial slur “wetbacks.” 2013-03-29T15:49:12+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032813_bp_citizens/four-five-border-patrol-drug-busts-involve-us-citizens/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032813_bp_citizens/four-five-border-patrol-drug-busts-involve-us-citizens/ 17:27:00Z Andrew Becker The public’s view of a typical Mexican drug smuggler might not include U.S. Naval Academy grad Todd Britton-Harr, who was caught at a Border Patrol checkpoint in south Texas in December 2010 hauling a trailer with 1,100 pounds of marijuana. It turns out that the Border Patrol catches more American citizens with drugs than it does Mexican couriers. 2013-03-28T17:27:53+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032713_i-94_for_spring_holidays/cbp-get-i-94s-early-easter-travel/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032713_i-94_for_spring_holidays/cbp-get-i-94s-early-easter-travel/ 20:24:00Z Rebekah Zemansky U.S. Customs and Border Protection updates travelers to the U.S. on spring conditions including holidays and online options. 2013-03-27T20:24:52+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/032613_immigration_reform/welcoming-newcomer-faith-groups-rally-religious-immigration-reform/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/032613_immigration_reform/welcoming-newcomer-faith-groups-rally-religious-immigration-reform/ 01:01:00Z Jack Jenkins Advocacy around immigration reform continues to gain momentum, with bipartisan groups in Congress and President Barack Obama pushing to fix our nation’s immigration system and provide a road map to citizenship for the 11 million undocumented immigrants living in our country. 2013-03-27T01:01:39+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032613_mexico_violence/mexico-violence-7-bodies-dumped-plastic-chairs-michoacan/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032613_mexico_violence/mexico-violence-7-bodies-dumped-plastic-chairs-michoacan/ 00:46:00Z Allison Jackson The bodies of seven men were found in the sitting position in plastic chairs alongside a street in western Mexico. Authorities said the victims had been shot in the head and placed near a traffic circle in Uruapan, a city in Michoacan state. 2013-03-27T00:46:26+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032113_border_roundup/border-roundup-feds-debate-border-security-voter-rights-while-border-deaths-rise/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032113_border_roundup/border-roundup-feds-debate-border-security-voter-rights-while-border-deaths-rise/ 18:17:00Z Rebekah Zemansky The Supreme Court heard arguments on one Arizona voter law while more are proposed at the Capitol, protestors weigh in on state laws, Homeland Security tries to define border security and updates on border crossers during a busy week for law enforcement. 2013-03-26T18:17:36+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032513_dead_men_working/video-dead-men-working-most-dangerous-drive/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032513_dead_men_working/video-dead-men-working-most-dangerous-drive/ 22:49:00Z Mike McDonald Bus drivers in Guatemala city were killed at a rate of nearly one a day in the first two months of this year. 2013-03-25T22:49:09+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031813_latin_am_rd/191como-se-dice-rd-south-americas-still-learning-how/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031813_latin_am_rd/191como-se-dice-rd-south-americas-still-learning-how/ 18:10:00Z Simeon Tegel South America’s science and technology lag behind its breakneck economic growth, but some in the region are working to change that. 2013-03-18T18:10:22+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031813_border_sequester/texas-dem-sequester-hurts-border-security-economy/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031813_border_sequester/texas-dem-sequester-hurts-border-security-economy/ 17:13:00Z Julian Aguilar A Texas Democrat is taking his GOP colleagues to task on sequestration. In a letter, freshman congressman Pete Gallego tells border hawks they can’t be for the continued sequester and for increased border security at the same time. 2013-03-18T17:13:59+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031813_mex_taxi_shooting/mexico-gunmen-kill-7-cancun-bar-shooting/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031813_mex_taxi_shooting/mexico-gunmen-kill-7-cancun-bar-shooting/ 16:52:00Z Allison Jackson Two gunmen shot dead seven people, most of them members of the taxi drivers union, at a bar in Cancun. 2013-03-18T16:52:48+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031713_catholic_church/evangelicals-challenge-catholic-churchs-dominance-brazil/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031713_catholic_church/evangelicals-challenge-catholic-churchs-dominance-brazil/ 18:11:00Z Tom Hennigan If Pope Francis wants to see firsthand the challenges the Vatican faces in Latin America, he should visit Rio’s notoriously violent slums. Here the youth are restless and evangelical church halls run by homegrown Protestant pastors appear on every second block, a pattern repeated on the poor periphery of most Brazilian cities. 2013-03-17T18:11:55+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031513_border_roundup/supreme-court-looks-az-as-injured-men-explosives-found-desert/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031513_border_roundup/supreme-court-looks-az-as-injured-men-explosives-found-desert/ 16:32:00Z Rebekah Zemansky Border roundup: Arizona proposition becomes a test case for voter registration laws, family green cards face restrictions, injured men and explosives are found in the desert and Mexican towns and newspapers respond to cartel violence. 2013-03-17T16:32:50+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031513_vatican_pope/vatican-denies-pope-francis-stayed-silent-dirty-war/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031513_vatican_pope/vatican-denies-pope-francis-stayed-silent-dirty-war/ 04:56:00Z Sarah Wolfe The Vatican is hitting back at critics who have charged that Pope Francis didn’t do enough during Argentina’s Dirty War. A spokesman called the accusations “defamatory” and told reporters today that they “must be clearly and firmly denied.” 2013-03-16T04:56:47+00:00