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Official: Southwest border focus is on immigrant children, not ISIS

By CAMARON STEVENSON Cronkite News WASHINGTON – The head of Customs and Border Protection said there is no evidence of ISIS attempts to infiltrate the Southwest border and his agency is more focused on trying to prevent more unaccompanied minor immigrants. “We

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Does Gallego Win Signal Latino Voting Surge?

By: AZLatinos.com staff Phoenix– It was not so much that a relatively political newcomer like Ruben Gallego beat Latina political icon Mary Rose Wilcox for the CD7 Congressional seat, but how he did it … and what that might mean

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Group: Penalties for buyers key to curbing sex trafficking

By ALEXA ARMSTRONG and STEPHEN HAMWAY Cronkite News PHOENIX – When it comes to sex trafficking, the traffickers – usually pimps – traditionally receive the harshest legal punishments. However, states can do more to curb the practice by shifting that responsibility onto the men who

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Violence, Poverty, is Driving Children To Flee Central America to U.S.

PHOENIX — Thousands of unaccompanied immigrant children have crossed the U.S. border in recent months,  According to the Pew Research Center, many, if not all of these can be attributed to poverty and regional violence in three Central American countries. 

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Advocates Slam Proposal to Charge for Meeting Records Requests

By Kirtsen Kraklio A proposal that would allow governments to charge a fee for time-intensive public records requests would restrict access to information and undermine open government, a media attorney told lawmakers Thursday. “Bottom line is public records in Arizona

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Website Allows Public to Rate Legislation, Propose Ideas for Arizona’s Future

By Caitlin Cruz Cronkite News A new state website will allow registered voters to rate and comment on pending legislation and propose ideas for future changes. Secretary of State Ken Bennett said Arizona Voices, AZVoices.gov, will help connect lawmakers and

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