Posted Nov 17, 2012, 1:29 pm
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:
Politics and policy
With immigration reform back in the political spotlight, Arturo Sarukhan, the Mexican ambassador to the United States, said that the time is "ripe" for working on what may be the most important issue for "the future wellbeing of our bilateral relationship."
Immigrants like Ricardo and Alicia are also joining the conversation about immigration reform by telling their story about coming to America, living in Phoenix and their hopes for their children and their future.
New York's Democratic Sen. Charles Schumer says he and South Carolina's Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham are "revisiting their comprehensive immigration plan that was shelved two years ago." Other politicians who've supported revisiting the issue include President House Speaker John Boehner, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Arizona Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema and Sen. John McCain who tweeted support for immigration reform.
Iowa's Rep. Steve King tweeted that he is not one of those reevaluating their stance on immigration issues. Susan Ferriss reports on King's interaction with Bethany Gonzalez, a U.S. citizen with two young children whose husband was applying for permanent residency when he was deported and barred from the U.S. for 10 years for a past immigration infraction. Gonzalez appealed to King as her representative for help based on his family values platform. King responded by pointing out that her family can be reunited if she and her children relocate to Mexico. King is a member of the House Judiciary Committee and vice chairman of its Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
Law enforcement
Since 2010 at least 16 people have been killed by Border Patrol agents along the U.S.-Mexico border. Federal authorities said eight of the cases involve agents attached with rocks. Now the Mexican government and the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights are expressing concerns about excessive force and the Department of Homeland Security is launching an investigation into Border Patrol policies.
Growing smart phone use means growing phone business - and growing theft. U.S. and Mexican government officials have signed an agreement that makes most phones listed as stolen in either country unusable in both.
Erin Siegal looks into the stories of U.S. veterans who've been deported after finding out their military service didn't complete their paths to citizenship and finds out that while many end up in stranded in cities like Tijuana, federal authorities say that nobody is tracking how many veterans are affected or what happens to them.
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