Last month, I became an American citizen, a tremendous honor and no easy accomplishment, even for a Canadian. After living here for 12 years, I thought I knew everything. Then I learned how we mint Americans.... Read more»
At a time when one-in-eight students in Arizona qualify for English language services, the state has made controversial and—according to the federal government—possibly unlawful changes to its language education program.... Read more»
Reform advocates say they hope a new film will change the debate about immigration. “Immigration Tango” is an independent romantic comedy about an immigrant couple who marry friends, an American couple, to stay in the country legally.... Read more»
Inspired by the comments sections of media websites in general, and TucsonSentinel.com in particular.... Read more»
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano minced few words when she took stock of the killing of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Mexico on Tuesday.... Read more»
A bill introduced by state Sen. Russell Pearce would force hospitals to verify the immigration status of hospital patients.... Read more»1
A Texas lawmaker filed a bill Friday which would prevent law enforcement from asking the immigration status or nationality of a witness to or victim of a crime “except as necessary to investigate the offense.”... Read more»2
Immigration, the political issue, came and went with a whimper at this year’s CPAC convention. But that didn’t stop Tom Tancredo from predicting Armageddon to his shrinking base. One Arizona activist said Cochise County is “in the control of the Sinaloa cartel.”... Read more»3
The chief of federal border enforcement hailed an 18-month old program of teamwork between local, state, tribal, federal and Mexican authorities for making the border safer. Law enforcement is “prepared to deal” with the threat of increased violence by drug cartels, said Commissioner Alan Bersin.... Read more»
Maria Barragan has a business in Mexico and a home in Arizona. Her three children, all U.S. citizens, attend school in Ajo. So when she received a letter from the school asking her to prove her residency and people started taking video of her children boarding the bus for school, she was confused.... Read more»1
A video tour of the road illegal immigrants take from Altar, south of the border, north to Sasabe and the United States.... Read more»
A House committee on Tuesday endorsed legislation that would allow Arizona’s House speaker and Senate president to initiate legal proceedings and appear on behalf of their chambers in support of SB 1070.... Read more»
As national concern mounts over Arizona’s porous border, the Yuma Sector, its fence and its techniques have received considerable attention from politicians who point to the Border Patrol’s success in securing the region. (with video)... Read more»1
U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is fighting for her life at University Medical Center in Tucson. Here’s a short profile of Arizona’s first Jewish congresswoman.... Read more»1
The Texas ACLU and an El Paso county sheriff who supports the controversial Secure Communities program stood side by side at the State Capitol in Austin on Thursday to denounce pre-filed, immigration-related legislation similar to Arizona’s SB 1070.... Read more»2
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