Excerpt from an interview between Jay Root and Sheriff Joe Arpaio about Gov. Rick Perry.
Immigration
In-depth reporting on border issues, policies, communities, and the impact of immigration across the state, from The Texas Tribune.
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TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
M. Smith on Rick Perry’s allergic reaction to federal school money, E. Smith elicits Ted Cruz’s take on David Dewhurst, Root and Ramshaw cover Perry’s first presidential debate, Ramshaw and Aguilar poke at Perry’s immigration record and how it plays among Republicans, Hamilton on the dash for top status among Texas colleges, Galbraith on an environmental ruling from the White House that got conservative applause and one that didn’t, Grissom has the latest on the Willingham arson case and the state’s plans to look at other fires and Aaronson’s widget for comparing the presidential candidates: The best of our best content from Sept. 5 to 9, 2011.
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Is Perry Tough Enough on Immigration — for Republicans?
As Gov. Rick Perry adjusts to his front-runner status for the Republican presidential nomination, his opponents are planting seeds of doubt about how tough the border state’s longest-serving governor has been on illegal immigration.
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Fact-Checking Perry’s Claims About Border Violence
Gov. Rick Perry repeated a familiar claim at the GOP debate: Texas’ border cities, he said, are unsafe because the federal government has failed to secure the U.S.-Mexican border. But are they?
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Demographics
Naomi Gonzalez: The TT Interview
El Paso’s Democratic state representative on the media’s portrayal of her hometown, why the grassroots is key to making gains for her party, and why she thinks immigration legislation will hurt Gov. Rick Perry on the campaign trail.
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Policy Shift Hasn’t Reached Border Patrol
Immigration and Customs Enforcement directed prosecutors in June to use discretion when placing illegal immigrants in deportation proceedings. But attorneys for immigrants facing deportation say the new rules haven’t filtered down to the ground level — the U.S. Border Patrol.
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Video: Perry Talks Principles, Immigration in S.C.
Gov. Rick Perry appeared Monday morning at a town hall meeting in Conway, S.C., before returning to Texas to attend to the state’s wildfire crisis. (Video clips courtesy of WPDE NewsChannel 15 in Myrtle Beach, S.C.)
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Mexican Journalist Wins Asylum in Texas
Mexican journalist Alejandro Hernandez Pacheco was granted asylum last week by the U.S. government. His attorney says it’s a sign U.S. officials are no longer confident the Mexican government can protect its citizens from drug cartels.
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Former El Paso Councilman Will Challenge U.S. Rep. Reyes
Former city councilman Beto O’Rourke’s decision to run is no big surprise. But it sets up another big political brawl in this city known for bruising Democratic melees.
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What’s Different About the Border Economy?
On the national stage, Texas’ economy is its best selling point. But this so-called “Texas Miracle” doesn’t extend statewide: In the border region, unemployment reaches as high as 13.2 percent, and the median income is 30 percent lower than the statewide average.