Arizona

Arizona Sees Surge Of Immigrants From India Seeking Asylum; What Caused The Increase? [REPORT]

“Credible fear” asylum claims from Indians nationwide have soared in the past four years – from 80 in fiscal year 2009 to 1,935 as of late June. An investigation by the newspaper the Arizona Republic suggests that some Indians who file for asylum at the border with Mexico by saying they face political persecution back home might simply be angling to gain entry to the United States. The report echoes conservatives’ fears that the credible fear claim is little more than a “loophole” in immigration law.

Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio Warns Border Militias Of ‘Chaos’ If Patrols Continue

Joe Arpaio told members of the Arizona civilian militia, the Minutemen, on Tuesday that if they continue carrying out border patrols in areas of the desert where his deputies also patrol, they could end up accidentally shot and killed. "If they continue this there could be some dead militia out there," Arpaio told the Associated Press.

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