Immigration Reform Before Border Control, Experts Say
Since the mid-1980s, the U.S. Border Patrol has quintupled in size — growing from about 4,000 to more than 20,000 agents.The government has constructed some 700 miles of fencing and vehicle barriers....
View ArticleHow A Community Created A Garden From Sadness
Brad Holland had big plans for the empty lot he owns in midtown Tucson, Ariz."This was going to be my dream house before the economy collapsed," Holland says. "I had a big empty lot and said, 'Wow, a...
View ArticleFla. Tomato Growers Think Trade Deal With Mexico Is Rotten
Half of all tomatoes eaten in the U.S. come from Mexico, and tomato growers in Florida aren't happy about that. In fact, they're willing to risk a trade war to reverse the trend.At JC Distributing In...
View ArticleIn Arizona, Some Retirees Caught In Never-Ending Battle With Invasive Species
Rather than rest in retirement, a group of volunteers is restoring land in Arizona's Ironwood Forest National Monument to its natural habitat. Their main goal is to eliminate invasive buffelgrass,...
View ArticleLongtime Lakers Owner Jerry Buss Dies At 80
The man who brought Showtime to Los Angeles has died. Under Lakers owner Jerry Buss, the team won 10 NBA championships. His players loved him, and his business smarts helped market the team in ways the...
View ArticleThe 'Line' For Legal Immigration Is Already About 4 Million People Long
In the back and forth between Congress and the White House over immigration, both sides seem to agree that people now in the U.S. illegally should wait at "the back of the line" for legal residency —...
View ArticleSequester Cuts Free Some Immigration Detainees
Transcript LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency has released hundreds of immigration detainees ahead of Friday's sequester deadline. The decision was made to help...
View ArticleWith Budget Cuts For Ports, Produce May Perish
Budget-cutting from the government sequester that began March 1 could affect U.S. exports and imports, including what we eat.Customs and Border Protection officers regulate trade at the nation's 329...
View ArticleU.S. Aims To Track Foreigners Who Arrive, But Never Leave
Nearly half the people now in the U.S. illegally didn't climb walls, wade across the Rio Grande or trek through the desert to get here. They arrived legally, with tourist or student visas. And when...
View ArticleBill Would Put Immigration Verification System To The Test
Some employers around the nation have been using E-Verify to check the immigration status of employees for years. Operated by the Department of Homeland Security, the online system is designed to make...
View ArticleTough Arizona Sheriff Gets Judicial Reprimand
Transcript SCOTT SIMON, HOST: This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Scott Simon. A federal judge in Arizona has ruled against the man who calls himself America's toughest sheriff. The judge ruled...
View ArticleBorder Drones Fly Into Fight Over Immigration
The runways at Fort Huachuca, Ariz., are busy. This is where the Army tests its military drones, where it trains its drone pilots, and where four Customs and Border Protection drones take off and...
View ArticleIn Arizona, An Unlikely Ally For Medicaid Expansion
The Arizona Legislature is debating whether to extend Medicaid to about 300,000 people in the state. The expansion is a requirement to get federal funding under the Affordable Care Act.The big surprise...
View ArticleThese Dioramas Are To Die For
If you like mysteries, thrillers or zombie flicks, you'll probably like Abigail Goldman's art.Goldman takes the fake grass, dirt and tiny plastic people used in model railroad layouts, and turns them...
View ArticleCutting Public Defenders Can Cost Federal Government More
These days, the Federal Public Defender's Office in Tucson, Ariz., has lots of space. Since the federal budget cuts known as sequestration began, the office has lost a quarter of its staff to layoffs...
View ArticleLas Vegas Gambles On Unique Business Incubator
The Downtown Container Park will set up budding entrepreneurs in repurposed shipping containers. The park will have 35 containers and a bunch of modular cubes like you'd normally see at a construction...
View ArticleAfter Shooting Tragedies, States React With Legislation
Transcript (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC)RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: It's MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm Renee Montagne.STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: And I'm Steve Inskeep. Each recent mass shooting in this country has...
View ArticleDrought Forces New Mexico Ranchers to Better Manage the Land
Transcript ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: You're listening to ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News.Just two months ago, New Mexico was dry. Nearly the entire state was classified as experiencing extreme or...
View ArticleThat Smoky Smell Means Chile Roasting Season In New Mexico
It's chile season in New Mexico, where they take their chiles pretty seriously.Indeed, the chile is the official state vegetable, so it's probably best to not mention it is actually a fruit. No matter...
View ArticleJPMorgan To Front Customers If Federal Shutdown Drags On
JPMorgan Chase says it will cover Social Security and Welfare payments for its customers if the government goes into default or the shutdown continues.If nothing else, it's good public relations for a...
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