‘No surprises’ as administration releases goals for renegotiating NAFTA
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration took a major step toward renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement with the release Monday of a detailed list of objectives for trade talks.
Democrats cry foul at loss of border wall ban in defense budget bill
WASHINGTON - The 2018 defense spending bill that is expected to come up for a House vote Friday will not have language that would have prevented Pentagon funds from being used to build a border wall.
Frustrated senators urge DHS to fill ‘gaping holes’ on visa overstays
WASHINGTON - Current data on visa overstayers in the U.S. have "gaping holes" that need to be filled, frustrated lawmakers told Department of Homeland Security officials at a Senate hearing Wednesday.
National Council of La Raza encourages Latino youth to vote when they turn 18
PHOENIX – The National Council of La Raza is launching a school-based program and new technology to increase voting and political engagement among Latino youths.
Carteron’s unique journey takes him to Phoenix Rising
SCOTTSDALE — It all started with a meeting between old friends.
La Raza, largest Latino group in the U.S., returns to a ‘changed’ Arizona
PHOENIX – The National Council of La Raza, the largest Latino civil rights group in the U.S., is bringing its national convention to Phoenix this weekend, ending a seven-year boycott over immigration rights.
Arizona Regents: DREAMers to keep in-state tuition for now
PHOENIX – The Arizona Board of Regents decided Thursday to keep offering in-state tuition to Arizona DREAMers until courts ultimately decide whether offering a tuition break to undocumented students is legal.
Border ranchers air immigration grievances at talk-radio convention
WASHINGTON - Tombstone ranchers Peggy and Fred Davis worked a different kind of range this week, strolling from booth to booth to tell talk-radio hosts about their lives on the front lines of the nation's immigration debate.
House passes bills aimed at crimes committed by illegal immigrants
WASHINGTON - The House passed immigration bills Thursday that Republicans promised would take criminal immigrants "off the street," but Democrats said would do little for public safety while having a "chilling effect" on immigrant communities.
Hiring freeze lifted, Phoenix police seek diverse recruits
PHOENIX – It’s early morning as five Phoenix police recruits prepare to spend their day doing pushups and situps on an asphalt parking lot, clamber over a six-foot wall and hit the rubber track girdling the training grounds for a 1.5 mile run.
Mesa woman continues fight against immigrant crime with new group
WASHINGTON - It was 3 a.m. on May 14, 2014, when Mary Ann Mendoza got the call that would change her life. Her son, Mesa Police Sgt. Brandon Mendoza, had been hit on his way home from work by a wrong-way driver who was high on crystal methamphetamine and had a blood-alcohol level three times the legal limit.
Supreme Court may be eyeing state’s appeal on DACA driver’s licenses
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court this week moved to take a closer look at Arizona's bid to deny driver's licenses to recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, sparking concern among immigration-rights advocates.
