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Arizona Senators John McCain (R) and Jon Kyl (R) called Monday for the immediate deployment of 3,000 National Guard troops to help secure the U.S. border along Arizona and Mexico. Arizona has been disproportionately hit by this situation, said ...

The House was back in session today after returning from the Easter recess and Democrats are poised to begin work on major legislative issues without the support of their Republican colleagues. The House is facing a full agenda that has been put ...

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PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona lawmakers passed a controversial immigration bill on Monday requiring police in the state that borders Mexico to determine if people are in the United States illegally, a measure critics say is open to racial profiling. ...

Arizonan endorses state proposal allowing arrest of those without identification. ...

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WASHINGTON (AFP) Two Republican senators proposed Monday sending 3,000 more US National Guard soldiers to quell violence spilling over the border between their home state of Arizona and Mexico. In a 10-point plan for beefing up security in the area, ...

Critics who always saw John McCain's independence as another word for opportunism are finding quite a bit of vindication in his primary against J.D. Hayworth. the most remarkable turn yet: Sen. John McCain has endorsed a tough Arizona anti-immigration ...

Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) decried Sen. John McCains (R-Ariz.) plan to curb illegal immigration on Monday saying that the Republican lawmakers initiative does not take a comprehensive approach. We believe our blueprint is even stronger than ...

(RTTNews) - Senators John McCain, R-Ariz., and Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., unveiled a 10-point border security plan Monday to combat illegal immigration, drug and alien smuggling, and violent activity along the southwest border.In announcing the plan, McCain said ...

Sen. John McCain has endorsed a tough Arizona anti-immigration bill that will let police arrest people who arent carrying identification, the latest move in McCains rightward shift in advance of a tough Republican Senate primary this summer. I think its ...

Seeking more funding to secure the border in Arizona, the state's senators argued Monday that the problems in their backyard were a national issue, because such a large percentage of illegal immigrants cross the Mexican border there. Republicans John ...

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) emphasized Monday that border security must be the top priority right now when it comes to immigration. McCain joined with his Arizona colleague, Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl (R), to urge federal authorities to immediately ...

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RIVERHEAD, N.Y. A former high school athlete who plunged a knife into the chest of an Ecuadorean immigrant during a street fight that cast a national spotlight on bias crimes against Hispanics was convicted of manslaughter as a hate crime Monday but ...

PHOENIX Arizona lawmakers are taking final action on a sweeping immigration bill. The bill has been approved by the House. Senate passage Monday would send it to Gov. Jan Brewer. The measure would require immigrants to carry their alien registration ...

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After the shooting death of a rancher, Sens. Jon Kyl and John McCain once again called Monday for National Guard troops to be deployed along Arizona's border with Mexico. The request for 3,000 troops was part of a 10-point plan that also includes hiring ...

PHOENIX - Arizona lawmakers approved a sweeping immigration bill Monday intended to ramp up law enforcement efforts even as critics complained it could lead to racial profiling and other abuse. The state Senate voted 17-11 nearly along party lines to ...