Trump budget would hire team of lawyers to secure land on border
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's proposed fiscal 2018 budget calls for the hiring of 20 attorneys to help the federal government "obtain the land and holdings necessary to secure the Southwest border."
Mexican presidential candidate files complaint against Trump policies
WASHINGTON - A leading candidate for the Mexican presidency filed a petition Wednesday in Washington that calls on President Donald Trump's administration to stop its "racist, discriminatory speech" and "massive" deportation aimed at Mexican migrants.
Will California go against President Donald Trump on immigration?
In California, two bills in the state legislature oppose President Donald Trump's positions on illegal immigration.
As feds crack down on immigration, locals push to protect residents
WASHINGTON - Arizona city officials said Monday that while federal policy on immigration is shifting under President Donald Trump, municipalities still have a duty to make residents in their cities feel safe - undocumented or otherwise.
A border runs through it: Tribes wary of wall on reservation land
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's proposal for a southwestern border wall would do more than separate two nations - it would split another nation in half, say tribal advocates.
Phoenix immigration attorney leads campaign for Mexico to boycott U.S. corn
PHOENIX -- A Phoenix immigration attorney is leading an international campaign for Mexico to boycott the importation of corn from the U.S.
Artists uncover ‘Invisible Mexico’ through augmented reality
PHOENIX - A new exhibit by the award-winning team of Hakeem Khaaliq and Queen Muhammad Ali that showcases isolated descendants of African natives who settled in Mexico is on display at the monOrchid gallery in downtown Phoenix’s Roosevelt Row.
Latino entrepreneurs who own startups say immigrant experience helped them succeed
PHOENIX - Under yellow tea lights in the backyard of a house-turned-office space in north Phoenix, Latino startup owners discussed a major parallel between being an immigrant and an entrepreneur: taking a risk for a better future.
New travel ban by Trump stirs up same old arguments for, against
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump signed a revised travel ban Monday that dials back vetting procedures from his earlier executive order but keeps much of the rest - sparking similar debate among supporters and critics of the original action.
Trump call for merit-based immigration puzzles experts, advocates
WASHINGTON - Immigration advocates are unsure what the merit-based immigration system President Donald Trump called for on Tuesday would do for the country - mostly because they don't know exactly what the president meant.
Court overturns re-entry conviction for man arrested in Nogales port
WASHINGTON - Rosario Vazquez-Hernandez was washing windows of cars waiting at the Mariposa Port of Entry, as he did most days, when Border Patrol agents grabbed him on charges that he was attempting to re-enter the U.S. illegally in 2014.
Are you willing to pay more for American-grown produce?
Cronkite News wants to hear from Arizonans including growers, people who work in the produce industry and consumers.
