Source By Jude Joffe-Block It’s gotten a lot more complicated in recent years to hire undocumented workers – and that’s especially true in a state like Arizona, which mandates strict hiring practices. Workplace enforcement will be part of the upcoming
Two of Arizona’s Latinos are among the top possibilities for Obama’s cabinet. According to Voxxi, the National Council of La Raza is recommending former Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Cesar Conde and Rep. Raul Grijalva from Arizona for positions. Hector Sanchez,
By Lauren SariaCronkite News PHOENIX – Create 75,000 jobs that increase average wages by 30 percent. Deliver high-speed broadband Internet throughout the state. Thin 30,000 additional acres of land annually to prevent forest fires. Increase health care coverage and fund
By Gerald BourguetCronkite News Higher education numbers: • 24,000: Graduates last year (7 percent increase from year before) • 1,400: Master’s degree graduates last year • 60,000: 2020 goal for college graduates per year, up from 30,000 today. • $2
The Colombian superstar Shakira gave birth to her first child Tuesday Jan. 22 with her Spanish husband Gerard Pique by her side. The baby boy is the couple’s first child together. Shakira, a celebrity who is media friendly and open about
By Connor RadnovichCronkite News Sounding a familiar theme President Barack Obama has mentioned immigration or immigration reform in his last three State of the Union addresses: • Jan. 27, 2010: “We should continue the work of fixing our broken immigration
By Matthew LongdonCronkite News Source: Pew Center on the States PHOENIX – After being approved recently for the Obama administration’s deferred action program for young illegal immigrants, Elisa Vega said she tried to get an Arizona driver’s license only to
Arizona Congressman Raul Grijalva called on Gov. Jan Brewer to lift her executive order denying driver licenses to immigrants under the DACA federal guidelines. “The new guidelines confirm that young immigrant students brought to the country as children are authorized
ATLANTA – The nation will honor civil-rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. the same day it celebrates the second-term inauguration of our first Black president. President Barack Obama’s public swearing-in in Washington D.C. coincides with the national holiday honoring
By Mary Shinn Cronkite News WASHINGTON – Mayors from U.S.-Mexico border cities urged Congress Friday to pass immigration reform and invest in improved ports of entry, moves they said would lead to greater diplomacy and help the economies of both
