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An international traveler scans in their hand on a US Customs and Border Protection fingerprint scanner at Dulles International Airport(IAD) for identity verification February 20, 2013, in Sterling, Virgina, outside of Washington, DC.     (Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images)

Senators require fingerprinting at 30 airports

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Foreigners leaving the country through any of the nation's 30 busiest airports would undergo mandatory fingerprinting under an amendment … Read More

PHOENIX, AZ - APRIL 17:  Maricopa County Sheriff Officer Joe Arpaio gestures on April 17, 2009 in Phoenix, Arizona. Arpaio has been facing criticism from Hispanic activists and lawmakers, alleging that Arpaio's crackdown methods on illegal immigrants involve racial profiling. (Photo by Joshua Lott/Getty Images)

Problem surface over Arizona’s 2007 immigration law

PHOENIX (AP) -- The immigration debate in Arizona reached a boiling point in 2007 when the state passed a groundbreaking law targeting those often blamed with … Read More

Joshua Montano, left, and Deborah Robles protest in front of the Capitol the day after Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, in an executive order reaffirming Arizona state law denying young undocumented immigrants driver's licenses and other public benefits on Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Judge lets Arizona immigrant license policy stand

PHOENIX (AP) -- A judge on Thursday refused to halt Gov. Jan Brewer's order that denies driver's licenses for young immigrants in Arizona who have gotten work … Read More

Chef Maria Mazon believes that tacos  - the real kind, not the type smothered in yellow cheese and sour cream - can serve as an introduction to deeply flavorful Mexican food.

Chef Spotlight: Maria Mazon shares why great tacos can represent the best of Mexican cuisine

Vitals: Maria Mazon was born in Tucson, Arizona but was raised in the Mexican state of Sonora, just seven hours away by car. Mazon eventually went to high … Read More

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Arizona Latino students closing the gap on graduation rates

The Hispanic population is the fastest-growing minority in America, but it also has the lowest college graduation rate of any other group. That is not the … Read More

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Too Young to Die: Vanessa Wilson

Vanessa Wilson often did the “Wobble.” The 14-year-old girl occasionally went to her mother and cousin’s place of employment -- a spray vitamin company … Read More

Tucson, Arizona's San Miguel High School students have replace their textbooks for ipads.

Students in AZ pilot program use iPads instead of textbooks

In Ms. Mustard's sophomore geometry class at Tucson, Arizona's San Miguel High School, students learned a lot of lessons this year, and we're not just talking … Read More

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Arizona 4-yr-old special needs student left in school bus by staff

An Arizona mother is demanding answers after her 4-year-old special needs child was left on a school bus. Jennifer Ponce says a phone call from the school … Read More

In this Monday, March 25, 2013 photo, Border Patrol agent Richard Gordon, a 23-year veteran of the agency, walks the border fence in the Boulevard area east of San Diego looking for signs that reveal movement of illegal immigrants in the rugged, mountainous terrain in Boulevard, Calif. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)

Under pressure, Border Patrol now counts getaways

CAMPO, Calif. (AP) -- Richard Gordon is one of the Border Patrol's best at spotting the smallest human traces in pursuit of people who enter the U.S. illegally … Read More

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio  speaks during a press conference at MCSO offices in downtown Phoenix on Friday, April 12, 2013. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, David Wallace)

Recall bid against Arizona sheriff faces tough odds

PHOENIX (AP) -- Volunteers set up a table outside a music festival one day last month to gather signatures for a drive to oust the notoriously polarizing … Read More