Call for crackdown on immigration, sanctuary cities, splits House panel
WASHINGTON - House Republicans renewed their call Tuesday for an immigration crackdown, this time focusing on sanctuary cities that they say threaten public safety by harboring criminal immigrants.
California growers rely on Arizona honey bees for almond crop
As the shortage of honey bees worsens, California growers increasingly rely on bees from Arizona for pollination.
Arizona border crossing deaths are honored one story at a time through art
AMADO — Tattered jeans, backpacks, and love letters are stitched together and tell the story of migrants who made their way into the U.S. through the Arizona desert but perished before reaching their destination.
Women’s interfaith event emphasizes unity across all religions
SCOTTSDALE -- Tahera Ahmad was in the middle of a high school basketball game in the early 2000s when the referee blew his whistle and kicked her off the court for wearing a hijab.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection to sponsor, recruit at Country Thunder
PHOENIX - Among the muddy cowboy boots, late-night RV dance parties and creative beer bongs typically displayed at Arizona’s annual Country Thunder music festival in Florence, concert-goers will also see a new recruitment booth for U.S. Customs and Border Protection this year.
Young leader in Arizona Democratic Party works to unite voters
TEMPE -- On a sweltering spring afternoon, the normally gridlocked roadways are lightly traversed on a weekend afternoon. Jevin Hodge sits in a local coffee shop, a stylish three-piece suit draped over his athletic build, a gold watch adorning his wrist.
Morale, hiring practices could hinder plan to boost border agents
WASHINGTON - A Trump administration plan to hire thousands more border and immigration officers is "desperately" needed, but unlikely to happen quickly at agencies plagued by low morale and a cumbersome hiring process, witnesses told a Senate panel Wednesday.
Would you welcome refugees into your community?
Cronkite News wants to hear from Arizona residents about their perceptions of refugees.
Immigration advocates rally in Washington, vow to take fight back home
WASHINGTON - Immigration advocates from Arizona joined others from across the country at a rally outside the Customs and Border Protection office Tuesday, part of a three-day summit aimed at organizing grass-roots resistance to Trump administration policies.
Undocumented families use art to heal emotional wounds
Phoenix— “No estamos solos,” words meaning “we are not alone," rang out at an art workshop for undocumented immigrants and their families led by Aliento, an organization that uses art to promote healing.
Advocates leery of plan to hire more immigration judges, prosecutors
WASHINGTON - Advocates say a backlog in immigration courts denies justice to the accused, but they are not ready to endorse President Donald Trump's plan to speed up the process by hiring more judges and prosecutors.
Texas residents caught between home and a hard place if wall is built
BROWNSVILLE, Texas -- The first thing you notice is how green everything is.
