Universities and colleges in Arizona are seeing a drop in enrollment from potential students unable to prove citizenship. Children of illegal immigrants are blocked from scholarships, and forced to pay out-of-state tuition.... Read more»
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The Texas Senate approved what some lawmakers called the most significant piece of homeland security legislation filed this session, a measure civil liberty groups worry is a major encroachment on civil rights.... Read more»
“When we left Mexico we were eleven feet tall.”... Read more»
“Greetings! We are visitors from the planet Mexico, many light-years away.” “Is this some kind of immigration metaphor?”... Read more»
Tucson Police Chief Roberto Villaseñor will discuss immigration enforcement with President Barack Obama on Tuesday at the White House.... Read more»3
Three generations of Sotos have lived in Nogales, Sonora, and have watched the border change and evolve. Today, Soto’s view aross the border is obstructed by fear and politics. But she’s still looking, and she and other border residents, including people in law enforcement, say the border is safer than it’s ever been.... Read more»
The folks over at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services wonder why so many people search for “INS” online, when that agency hasn’t existed for eight years.... Read more»1
Denying an appeal by Gov. Jan Brewer, a federal appeals court upheld Monday a lower court’s block of much of Arizona’s controversial SB 1070 law aimed at illegal immigration. Updated with reactions.... Read more»6
The man who brought a whole new dimension to the phrase “perennial candidate,” Joe Sweeney, passed away this weekend. He leaves behind a record of futility that is likely unmatched in electoral records anywhere in the country.... Read more»5
Opponents of comprehensive immigration reform argue that we need a fully secure border before we can systemically overhaul our immigration laws. Ironically, the “border security first” mantra is actually thwarting progress on border security.... Read more»
The “border security first” mantra is a popular refrain in Congress these days. This singular focus is shortsighted. The only real solution to our dysfunctional immigration system is through comprehensive immigration reform.... Read more»5
School districts are likely to see increases in English-language learners and the costs associated with the program after the federal government demanded that Arizona change a survey it uses to screen students, school officials and observers say.... Read more»
University of Arizona students returned from spring break only to find a 1,200-foot-long fence topped with barbed wire bisecting the campus. The mock border wall, a project entitled “Wall to Wall - Concrete Connections/Conexiones Concretas”, runs the length of the UA Mall... Read more»
Large-scale illegal immigration is clearly a major public-policy question that demands serious and sustained attention. But demonizing and harassing the undocumented with laws of questionable legality and impact make for fine politicking but little else. Doing so against the forces of economics and demography makes for an exercise in futility.... Read more»1
The state legislature’s focus on illegal immigration is hurting the state, a group of 60 Arizona business leaders said Tuesday.... Read more»4
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