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.... Read more»
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.... Read more»
Demanding a change in Tucson Police Department policy, more than 200 people marched from Southside Presbyterian Church to TPD’s headquarters on Sunday afternoon. Råul Alcarez Ochoa, an organizer of the march, believes that Tucson police are failing the community when they follow SB 1070’s requirement to determine the immigration status of those they arrest.... Read more»
An unprecedented surge in deportations in recent years has affected tens of thousands, perhaps hundreds of thousands of American children. The traumatic experience of losing a parent for an entire childhood is certain to have a profound impact on the mental health of these U.S. citizen children, according to researchers.... Read more»
Politicians are reconsidering immigration reform, Homeland Security is investigating the Border Patrol after complaints of excessive force, plus: what happens to U.S. veterans deported to Mexico... Read more»
Tight budgets have forced a halt this year to the Migration Interior Repatriation Program (MIRP), which flies illegal immigrants back to Mexico. Government officials say they are working on a new, strategic program that will function similarly to the MIRP.... Read more»
A new report challenges the argument that illegal immigrants are a drain on Arizona’s economy.... Read more»1
The return to power of Mexico’s Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, will not be accompanied by the corruption that used to plague the party, said Arturo Sarukhan, the Mexican ambassador to the U.S., and former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson.... Read more»
Arizona’s delegation to the Democratic National Convention is organizing for stronger Latino voter participation. Members hope to attract more young people and capitalize on the promise of a platform that includes support for the DREAM Act.... Read more»2
Friday was a big day for two high-profile Arizona sheriffs, as both Joe Arpiao and Paul Babeu were cleared of wrongdoing by federal and state investigators.... Read more»
What happens to children when their parents are deported? How do these deportations, now more numerous than ever, affect families and the communities in which they live? Deportations break families up and have a wider effect on the community as a whole, not just the individual and the family involved.... Read more»4
Tucson Mayor Jonathan Rothschild and Phoenix’s Greg Stanton both called Friday for illegal immigrants granted deferred action status to be able to attend Arizona schools by paying in-state tuition rates.... Read more»1
Democratic legislators criticized Gov. Brewer’s move to deny drivers licenses to young illegal immigrants granted relief from deportation in a Thursday press release. “The governor is using her elected position to grandstand at the expense of finding real solutions to the issues our state is facing.”... Read more»1
Rocio Hernandez and Rodrigo Morales were strangers before Wednesday morning, when they sat side by side in immigration lawyer Jackie Watson’s South Austin law office.... Read more»
Gov. Jan Brewer issued an executive order Wednesday, denying drivers licenses and other benefits to illegal immigrants who receive “deferred action” status. But “it actually is no different than what was already in place,” she said at a press conference.... Read more»1
The Department of Homeland Security unveiled the application Tuesday for its new deferred deportation program and said it will begin accepting applications Wednesday. The program gives eligible illegal immigrants a two-year, renewable deferral from deportation.... Read more»
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