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Border and Immigration

A four-part series on the border.

Agency: More Evidence Needed to Justify Border Surveillance Technology Costs

Jul 26, 2017 Comes amid Customs and Border Protection plans to test new drones for border surveillance.
One of the U.S. Border Patrol's integrated fixed towers built on a hill in Cochise County.

Border Officials Praise Technology, Ask for More

Jul 25, 2017 Mobile towers and drones are on the Border Patrol's list.

Flake: Upgrade, Don't Get Rid of, NAFTA

Jul 25, 2017 The senator took to the floor to relay trade messages from Arizona.
A U.S. Border Patrol vehicle in the desert.

Episode 325: 1st-Time Crossers Face Tougher Border Policy

Jul 21, 2017 The Border Patrol will prosecute first-time crossers; the agency's Missing Migrant Team; a visit to the Kino Border Initiative.
Fresh peppers.

Document Outlines Trump's NAFTA Renegotiation Goals

Jul 18, 2017 Necessary step before negotiations can begin in August.
Interns with Women RISE.

Program Aims to Help Refugee Women Connect to Community

Jul 11, 2017 Women RISE aims to help immigrant women navigate a new culture.
Google Maps image of the Southwest U.S.-Mexican border, with the Mexican state of Sonora highlighted.

Hispanic Chamber Looks for Wider Audience Via Mexican Radio

Jul 10, 2017 A new agreement allows business to get their message deep into Mexico
A woman crosses the street in Nogales, Sonora.

'Business as Usual' for Border Businesses Despite Politics

Jul 7, 2017 Relationships trump what national leaders say.
Three siblings watch as mother keeps her promise to become a U.S. Citizen.

Mother Keeps Promise to Become Citizen

Jul 5, 2017 20 individuals from 18 countries become were naturalized on July 4.
A sample of a U.S. permanent resident card.

Report: Mexican Green Card Holders Seek Citizenship Less Than Other Groups

Jul 3, 2017 Middle Eastern green card holders are quick to turn green cards into citizenship.
Fresh peppers.

Temporary Farmworkers Increase, But Not Agents Protecting Labor Rights

Jul 3, 2017 Arizona farmers are increasingly using migrant workers, but Labor Department enforcement is not keeping pace.
Syrian chef Shahd Baeij

A Woman from Syria Shares Flavors of her Homeland

Jun 29, 2017 Also on Arizona Spotlight: A public forum at TMC examines the future of Arizona health care; how this week's Supreme Court ruling affects immigration; and join some of the estimated 1,500 people who walk and run on Tumamoc Hill every day.
A group stands in support of in-state tuition eligibility for students in Arizona with DACA status at a June 29 Arizona Board of Regents meeting.

Regents Vote to Keep In-State Tuition for 'Dreamers'

Jun 29, 2017 Board says it will keep current plan for immigrant students in place pending court appeal.

16 Immigrants Rescued by Tucson Border Patrol in Past Week

Jun 28, 2017 Record heat has forced CBP to transfer resources to desert between Yuma and Tucson.
A new comic book series aimed at humanizing the statistics of those entering the U.S. illegally.

Migrant Comic Book Tells Stories of Those Who Cross the Border

Jun 27, 2017 'Migrant: Stories of Hope and Resiliency' aims to humanize deportation statistics.

Supreme Court Ruling to Impact Refugee Resettlement in Southern Arizona

Jun 26, 2017 Refugees from six mostly Muslim countries must have tie to U.S. to get in.

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