• Immigration from Mexico down to "almost nothing"

    A recent report found that the number of immigrants entering the United States from Mexico has fallen to “almost nothing”; Mexico only lost about 0.09 percent of its population due to migration between March 2010 and March 2011, 83 percent lower than in 2006

  • Border fence knocked down by rain water

    Last week water from a rainstorm knocked over a forty-foot section of the U.S-Mexico border fence in Southwestern Arizona; according to Lee Baiza, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument’s superintendent, the fence does not permit water to flow naturally along washes resulting in environmental and structural problems for the fence

  • Record number of immigration bills introduced in 2011

    This year state lawmakers have introduced a record number of immigration bills and resolutions according to a new report by the National Conference of State Legislatures; so far in the first half of the year, state legislators have seen 1,592 immigration bills, 16 percent more than the same time period last year

  • Also noted

    Author of Arizona SB1070 facing recall * Arizona governor fights for SB1070 * Alabama immigration law facing obstacles * Think tank report: U.S.-Mexico border safer than ever * $9 million in narcotics seized at border