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Leader of notorious MS-13 gang arrested

"MS-13, also known as Mara Salvatrucha, is a predominantly Salvadoran gang that has long been active in Central America and Los Angeles"

Bill tackles voting by illegals

"Tancredo proposal would penalize states for not requiring ID at poll."

Maps of Southwest U.S.A.

Also other information about the southwest region.

Conservative pundits made wildly wrong claims about how Iraq would ... - Medi...

" Summary: Numerous conservative pundits offered highly optimistic predictions about the U.S. invasion of Iraq regarding the conflict's duration, difficulty, and human and financial costs -- nearly all of which have proven to be wrong. But rather than hold these "Pollyanna...

Local View: Address root of border troubles first

"America faces a stark reality: Uncontrolled borders and illegal entry are serious threats to our national security and good immigration policy."

Till death, or living in America, do us part

"America's immigrants have more enduring marriages than U.S. citizens, but experts say they cannot be considered reinforcements in the battle to maintain the traditional family in this country. Once here, immigrants get caught in America's culture of divorce."

Aliens among us?

"Don't ask, don't tell. Cities say immigration enforcement not business of local police officers."

Immigration hearing scheduled in Hamilton in August

"House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., and Majority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, held a press conference Thursday to announce that House Republican chairmen and members of nine committees will hold 21 hearings on immigration in 13 states during the August recess."

Hispanic vote could affect races even where population is small

"Activists are hoping to direct the energy of this spring's pro-immigration rallies to key swing states, where they believe thousands of new Hispanic voters could shift the political tide from red to blue. In "purple" districts in states like Kansas, where the...

Border Patrol rescues 34 from flooded drainage tunnel

"U.S. Border Patrol agents and police in Nogales rescued 34 illegal immigrants Thursday morning after finding them clinging to the sides of a flooded drainage tunnel."

Immigrant Rights Groups Split Over Senate Bill

"Even as Congress is stalled over legislation dealing with the growing number of illegal immigrants, a split has emerged among pro-immigrant rights groups over whether to back the Senate measure, seen as the more lenient of the two bills being considered by lawmakers."

New troops at US border, but the task is vast

"Spc. Anthony Maielli of the National Guard is posted in the back of a pickup truck, parked on a San Diego hill called Arnie's Point. He points the lens of a giant infrared scope, which will allow him to see when darkness falls, south over the US-Mexican border."

Mexican gangs, drugs are growing worries

"As debate heats up about illegal immigrants crossing the Rio Grande, I suspect our perspectives are influenced by one's history and by one's proximity to the Mexican border." Copy & Click this...