Is Texas spending $800M to create its own border patrol?
By SETH ROBBINS and PAUL J. WEBER When former Gov. Rick Perry ordered a big reinforcement of security at the Mexico border in 2011, Texas bought six new gunboats that…
Border security
Senate Dems agree to GOP plan to fund Homeland Department
By ERICA WERNER and DAVID ESPO Senate Democrats have agreed to a Republican plan to fund the Homeland Security Department without the immigration provisions opposed by President Barack Obama. Minority…
Govt tells agents to ID which immigrants not to deport
By ALICIA A. CALDWELL The Obama administration has ordered immigration agents to ask immigrants they encounter living in the country illegally whether they might qualify under President Barack Obama’s plans…
Florida’s Marco Rubio says he can win presidential election
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio said Wednesday he believes he can win the next presidential election, offering an unusually aggressive assessment of his chances while dismissing concerns they’re threatened by potential…
Ariz. sheriff aims to halt Obama immigration order
By PETE YOST A gadfly attorney and an Arizona county sheriff want to halt President Barack Obama’s immigration order in the first courtroom battle over an initiative designed to spare…
2014 frustrates US hopes for Israeli-Palestinian peace
By LARA JAKES Secretary of State John Kerry is ending 2014 much in the same way he started it, frustrated in efforts to push Israel and Palestinians toward peace. With…
IMMIGRATION DEBATE UPENDED BY A FLOOD OF CHILDREN
BY JIM KUHNHENN FILE – This July 24, 2013 file photo shows demonstrators lying in front of the White House in Washington to represent deported family members during a rally…
PERRY SENDING NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS TO BORDER
By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN and WILL WEISSERT Gov. Rick Perry, center, speaks during a news conference in the Governor’s press room, Monday, July 21, 2014, in Austin, Texas. Gov. Perry announced he is deploying…