The Arizona Republic alleges that the governor of the state of Arizona (aka Jan Brewer) is the “commander in chief” of the Arizona National Guard, “more than 9,100 personnel.” The governor then appoints an adjutant general to command the Arizona forces? The Republic claims that the National Guard is responsible to “serve their respective states in crime-fighting, border security.” How can this be? In light of all of Gov. Brewer’s tough talk over border security and illegal aliens, and all the brouhaha around the 10th Amendment aside, has our governor had the solution all along, and failed to act? If the rationale for Brewer and the Republican Arizona Legislature’s antics, for many years, is that the federal government has failed to act — and so Arizona must — and in light of constant rhetoric about the crisis and emergency along our border, either Brewer or the Republic needs to explain.

It’s naïve to believe SB 1070 hasn’t had an effect on the illegal immigrant population in Arizona. It’s equally foolish to believe that the law has any kind of larger effect.

When you live in Arizona all your life, as my family has for five generations, your state's border with Mexico becomes more than a line in the dirt. The Arizona-Mexico border represents a gateway to business, an entryway for people and a potential pathway to economic opportunity. Left unprotected, however, this 370-mile stretch also represents a source of real and present danger to Arizonans and fellow Americans.

The immigration poll this week shows that Arizona is ready for a moderate solution that is both cost effective and beneficial.  This is in stark contrast to the often hyped solution of a giant fence and raids on day laborers.

President Bush's visit to Arizona on Monday to plug his immigration-reform agenda is the welcome push which — if he sustains it into 2006 — just might move this volatile issue onto Congress' agenda as well.

The Mexican flag flew beside the American flag in Mesa on Saturday as an estimated 2,000 Hispanics pledged to boycott gasoline for two days in support of immigration reform.

The Mexican flag flew beside the American flag in Mesa on Saturday as an estimated 2,000 Hispanics pledged to boycott gasoline for two days in support of immigration reform.

The compromise measure on immigration the Senate is likely to consider this week is almost miraculously constructive, considering the differences between the two major parties and polarized opinions among Americans on an issue where emotions run high.

Thousands of people troubled by restrictive border policies in Washington, and emboldened by the Valley’s Spanish media, marched Friday in central Phoenix calling for federal immigration law reform. As many as 20,000 marchers representing a spectrum of ages and ethnic backgrounds rallied.

Thousands of people troubled by restrictive border policies in Washington, and emboldened by the Valley’s Spanish media, marched Friday in central Phoenix calling for federal immigration law reform.

Thousands of people troubled by restrictive border policies in Washington, and emboldened by the Valley’s Spanish media, marched Friday in central Phoenix calling for federal immigration law reform.

Pedro Guzman has been an American citizen all his life. Yet in 2007, the 31-year-old Los Angeles native - in jail for a misdemeanor, mentally ill and never able to read or write - signed a waiver agreeing to leave the country without a hearing and was deported to Mexico as an illegal immigrant.

Mike McClellan’s commentary on immigration in Wednesday’s East Valley Tribune (“Immigration solution remains far from reality”) presupposes that Arizona citizens expect SB 1070 to be a total solution to our immigration problem. He then goes on to “educate” us on why it will not have that effect. I believe that most Arizona citizens are aware that SB 1070 is not intended to be a total solution to the immigration problem, but that it is an important part of the solution.

A Mesa nonprofit group is working to open a center for day laborers in the city without any government funding.

Why on Earth should a person be a citizen solely because their parents broke the law to allow them to be born on American soil?

The so-called "immigration" issue is really a metaphor, a proxy for power plays by various factions where problem solving is the least of the concerns.

As an English as a Second Language teacher, Scottsdale singer/songwriter Eric Holland confronts our country’s hotbutton issue — immigration — every time he walks into the classroom.

The next mayor of Mesa will face some tough issues, including a massive turnover on the City Council, million-dollar development projects and deep budget cuts. But nothing generates more emotion and attention than the debate over illegal immigration in Mesa, where the booming Hispanic population has quadrupled since 1990.

Key state lawmakers are going to try to get into today’s immigration summit despite warnings from the Department of Public Safety they are not welcome — and will be turned away.

Key state lawmakers are going to try to get into today’s immigration summit despite warnings from the Department of Public Safety they are not welcome — and will be turned away.

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration, unable to push an immigration overhaul through Congress, is considering ways it could go around lawmakers to allow undocumented immigrants to stay in the United States, according to an agency memo.

DENVER — The federal government is rapidly expanding a program to identify illegal immigrants using fingerprints from arrests, drawing opposition from local authorities and advocates who argue the initiative amounts to an excessive dragnet.

WASHINGTON - Backed into a corner by Arizona's tough new immigration law, Democrats and Republicans alike find themselves grappling with a volatile issue neither party wanted to fight over just before important midterm congressional elections.