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Senators Working on Immigration Reform Bill to Visit U.S.-Mexico Border
March 26, 2013 | by HS News Staff
On Wednesday Senator John McCain and three other Senators who are part of the "Gang of Eight" working on comprehensive immigration reform will visit the U.S.-Mexico border at Nogales, Arizona. continue reading »
Lifetime to Make Movie Based on Trial of Accused Murderer Jodi Arias
March 18, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Currently on trial for killing her ex-boyfriend in 2008, Jodi Arias' trial has made national headlines much like Casey Anthony. Also like Anthony, Arias' story is being made into a Lifetime movie. continue reading »
Libro Traficante - Smuggling Banned Books Into Arizona
March 17, 2013 | by NewsTaco
We’re big fans of Tony Diaz, AKA el Librotraficante, and the work he’s doing to shed light on the issue of banned Latino books. When the books were banned in Arizona, he became a book trafficker to take (smuggle?) them in… continue reading »
Gabrielle Giffords to Receive JFK Profile In Courage Award From Caroline Kennedy (VIDEO)
March 9, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Caroline Kennedy will present former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords with the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award to recognize Giffords’ efforts to lower gun violence. continue reading »
Immigration News: Arizona Court Rejects Law Targeting Day Laborers and their Employers
March 5, 2013 | by HS News Staff
In immigration news, an Arizona court has rejected the state's efforts, under SB 1070, to target day laborers and those people who might hire them. In the unanimous decision was based on the fact that the law only targeted day laborers and not others deemed to be interrupting traffic. continue reading »
Immigration News: ACLU Keeps Miindful Eye on Arizona’s Application of SB 1070
March 5, 2013 | by HS News Staff
In immigration news, the American Civil Liberties Union is keeping a mindful eye on how the state is applying its strict immigration law known as SB 1070. They are monitoring some 2,000 complaints to see if the law is unfairly targeting Latinos and other potential victims of racial profiling. continue reading »
EXTREME TRAFFICKING: Police Find “Drug Cannon” at U.S.-Mexico Border
February 26, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Police in this northwestern Mexican border city seized a "cannon" used to launch packets of drugs to the U.S. side of the frontier, officials said. The pneumatic-powered device was found mo continue reading »
NASCAR Mexico Coming to Arizona for March 1 Race
February 22, 2013 | by HS News Staff
More than two dozen Mexican NASCAR drivers will make history on March 1 when they race for the first time in the United States. "It's an historic race that we're going to h continue reading »
Drug Tunnel Discovered at Arizona-Mexico Border
February 15, 2013 | by HS News Staff
The U.S. federal government has dismantled 26 drug-smuggling tunnels in this town on the border with Mexico over the past three years, the most recent of which was discovered this week. Federal authorities on Wednesday found a cross-bord continue reading »
Border Patrol at Arizona Border Seize Cocaine, Meth Valued at $551K
February 8, 2013 | by HS News Staff
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations officers at the Nogales Port arrested two Mexican nationals in separate incidents Tuesday for attempting to smuggle approximately $551,000 worth of cocaine and methamphetamine into the United States. continue reading »
Hispanic Studies Returns to Arizona School District Curriculum
February 7, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Starting next school year, the Tucson Unified School District will once again have to include in its curriculum courses on Hispanic and African American culture as part of a court-approved plan to settle a four-decade-old lawsuit over segregation. continue reading »
“Respect Arizona” Wants to Remove Sheriff Joe Arpaio
February 1, 2013 | by HS News Staff
A bipartisan group in Arizona will try to oust controversial Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio in a recall election. continue reading »
Gabrielle Giffords Addresses Senate Hearing on Gun Control
January 30, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, badly wounded two years ago in a mass shooting that left six people dead, made a surprise appearance at a Senate hearing on Wednesday to ask her erstwhile colleagues for action on gun control. continue reading »
HELP - 11-Year-Old American Kid Explains What ICE Has Done to His Dad
January 23, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Meet Edi's American born son, who has two American siblings. I really don't like watching him cry. You can't meet Edi, as immigration agents ripped him from his house as he was on his way out to take his kids to school. Obama recently changed policy to reconsider and lower priorities around undocumented immigrants who aren't breaking any laws, trying to find them a path to citizenship continue reading »
Sundance 2013: Gael Garcia Bernal’s Documentary Picked Up by Mundial
January 22, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Who Is Dayani Cristal? a documentary made with actor Gael Garcia Bernal just showed at this year's Sundance Film Festival and it has already been picked up by Mundial. continue reading »
