Arizona regularly among top states for number of resettled refugees
WASHINGTON - They come from Somalia and Myanmar, the Congo and Bhutan and Vietnam - and they all end up in Arizona. More than 15,400 refugees from 42 different countries were resettled in Arizona from fiscal 2012 through the just-ended fiscal 2016, according to the State Department's Refugee Processing Center. That made Arizona, the 14th-most-populous state in the nation, the fourth-largest recipient of resettled refugees during that period.
Arizona took more Syrian refugees than most states, U.S. seeks more
WASHINGTON - At least 800 Syrian refugees were resettled in Arizona over the last year, more refugees than all but three states in the nation, according to the most recent data from the State Department's Refugee Processing Center.
Suns’ Watson embraces Hispanic upbringing, UCLA culture in head coach role
PHOENIX – In May 1997, Kansas native Earl Watson packed up his duffel bag and headed to Los Angeles with $400 his mother gave him. He moved into a garage in South Central he shared with future UCLA teammate Baron Davis.
Poll: Arpaio trails Penzone, AZ voters oppose border wall and deportations
PHOENIX - Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio trails his Democratic opponent Paul Penzone by almost 15 points, according to an Arizona Republic/Morrison/Cronkite News poll released Thursday.
Battling opioid addiction in Indian Country
PHOENIX - For Tara Mason, the impacts of addiction to opioids and other drugs on the White Earth Nation in Minnesota hit close to home.
Immigration lawyers: Share your perspective
A recent Pew Research Center poll found 70 percent of registered voters said immigration is very important to their vote for the next president.
Tribal leaders want more input in pipeline, road projects
Lake Michigan to Catherine Hollowell and her tribe isn't just a vital source of clean water.
Food vendors struggle on Phoenix streets
Phoenix - Every day dozens of food vendors like Marta Rojas push and pedal small carts on Phoenix streets selling a variety of snacks from corn in a cup to mangos on a stick.
What is your experience with immigration and immigrants?
With the presidential election in November, immigration has been one of the most talked-about issues. Cronkite News wants to know how immigration affects you.
Latino organization to hold 2017 national convention in Phoenix
Seven years after organizing a 16-month boycott of Arizona over anti-immigration legislation, the National Council of La Raza will hold its 2017 national convention in Phoenix, NCLR president and CEO Janet Murguia said Friday.
Report: Border Patrol overtime, pension plan could backfire long term
WASHINGTON - Border Patrol agents nearing retirement are being locked into a set number of overtime hours under a policy aimed at controlling pension costs that could end up driving scheduling decisions, a recent report said.
‘One big family’ of Mormon Latinos honored in Mesa
MESA - Two years ago, when she became a Mormon, Andrea Hunt faced opposition from her staunchly Catholic Guatemalan family.
