A Wild Resting Place For Gunslingers And Cowboys
If you're from a state once considered the "Old West," odds are you've heard of a Boot Hill graveyard. Turns out there are a number of Boot Hill cemeteries in the West, so named because many of their...
View ArticleYoung Illegal Immigrants Seek To Avoid Deportation
Young people brought to the U.S. illegally began applying for a deportation deferral and a two-year work permit on Wednesday. It's the boldest immigration program yet by the Obama administration —...
View ArticleU.S. Grows An Industrial Complex Along The Border
The United States' southern border bristles with technology and manpower designed to catch illegal immigrants and drug smugglers.
View ArticleCalexico: Road Songs For Wandering Souls
At 11 a.m. on a weekday, Calexico rehearses for its upcoming tour in a cramped studio on the south side of Tucson, Ariz. The stereotypical musician would just be getting up, but lead singer and...
View ArticleYoung Illegal Immigrants Seek Work Permits
It's been more than a month since the government began accepting requests for its Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, the Obama administration's policy for young people brought to the U.S....
View ArticleBorder Patrol Agent's Death May Have Been Accidental
Transcript MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: This is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. There's new information tonight about the shooting of two border patrol agents along the Arizona-Mexico border earlier this...
View ArticleRace For Arizona's Open Senate Seat Gets Personal
For the first time in nearly a generation, Arizona voters will elect a new senator. Republican Sen. Jon Kyl is retiring after 18 years. His ideological successor is Republican Rep. Jeff Flake, and a...
View ArticleBorder Killings Prompt Scrutiny Over Use Of Force
The Department of Homeland Security is examining its policy on deadly force along the U.S.-Mexico border. In less than two years, U.S. Border Patrol agents have killed 18 Mexican citizens there —...
View ArticleManhattan Project Sites Part Of Proposed Park
Congress is considering whether to turn three top-secret sites involved with creating the atomic bomb into one of the country's most unusual national parks.The Manhattan Project — the U.S. program to...
View ArticleImmigration 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 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...
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