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.
Unknown fate: What is next for DACA recipients?
President Donald Trump has not made any changes to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, but he has not said if the policy will remain the same.
Demolition begins on border mural painted by children in Mexico
PHOENIX -- For the past two months, residents of Naco, Mexico, have seen construction vehicles along the border. On Tuesday, workers began bringing down part of the fence that features a one-mile mural that Mexican children have painted the past six years.
Farmers worried possible import tax will hurt border produce business
IMURIS, Mexico - Mexican music blares over the speakers of greenhouse located in Sonora, an hour drive south of the border, where workers tend to 60,000 tomato plants with bunches of fruit just turning scarlet. The destination after harvest: grocery stores across the United States.
No longer peddling: Guadalupe bike shop closes its doors
GUADALUPE – For eight years, the residents of this town relied on a soft-spoken and friendly shop owner when it came to repairing their bicycles.
Has the funeral of a loved one been affected by the border?
Cronkite News wants to know how the border between Mexico and the United States has impacted your family, particularly during the loss of a loved one.
Lawmakers host kids of deported mom to send message to Trump
WASHINGTON - Angel and Jacqueline Garcia de Rayos could have spent Tuesday celebrating their mother's 36th birthday, but the Mesa teens instead spent it in Washington instead to protest her deportation.
Arizona groups use social media to rally supporters, organize protests
PHOENIX -- Wearing matching blue shirts in front of the Arizona state Capitol on a recent afternoon, members of the immigration advocacy group LUCHA held up a large “report card” grading Arizona lawmakers on how they have done since the general election in November.
Childcare program allows refugee parents to focus on much-needed classes
PHOENIX - Refugee mothers and fathers face various barriers when they arrive in the U.S. with their children.
