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Kelly Lytle Hernndez When the United States Border Patrol started in the early 1920s, the primary targets of the nation's immigration laws were not illegal Mexican immigrants. In fact, Mexican agricultural workers, who were valued by American farmers, ...

WASHINGTON - The U.S. government shelled out at least $15.1 million per mile for 53 miles of "virtual fence" built to secure the U.S.-Mexico border. The outlay is more than 12 times the estimated cost. The federal government set aside $833 million for ...

According to President Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder, the Justice Department is currently in the process of deciding whether or not to file suit over Arizona's controversial immigration law, which Mr. Obama has called "misguided" and potentially ...

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in an interview with a TV station in Ecuador that the Obama administration "will be bringing" suit against Arizona for its immigration law, though the Justice Department for weeks has said that the issue is under ...

On average, more people around the world have a favorable view of the United States than in past years, but changes in U.S. policies on immigration and terrorism have put a dent in President Obama's -- and the country's -- image in key partner ...

Yesterday, we posted in On Deadline an item from the Fox News website that said the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was reporting that 3,500 acres in southern Arizona have been closed off to U.S. citizens because of increased violence along the ...

WASHINGTON - A congressional investigator says fixing the "virtual fence" designed to guard the border with Mexico is like trying to redirect a moving iceberg. The fence of cameras, sensors and other technology originally was supposed to monitor most of ...

(The Arizona Daily Star - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- A woman wanted in connection with a weekend homicide is in police custody after turning herself in Thursday at the U.S.-Mexico border. Ilene L. Ybave, 22, entered the country ...

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PHOENIX Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer said Thursday that she's angry over comments by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton that the Obama administration will sue the state over its new immigration law. In a June 8 media interview in Ecuador that began ...