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Arizona grocery strike averted with tentative deal

Union members will vote on an unspecified date to decide whether to ratify the deal reached late Thursday. Labor leaders were recommending that members approve it. Until then, the union, Safeway Inc. and The Kroger Co., which owns Fry's and Smith's, ...

From JACQUES BILLEAUD, San Francisco Chronicle,  13 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Safeway Inc.,  Kroger

Drug smugglers are endlessly creative along border

SAN MIGUEL, Ariz.—A pickup truck in Mexico pulls up to the 5-foot vehicle barriers that make up part of the multibillion-dollar border fence. A retractable ramp is extended from the truck, forming a bridge up and over the barriers. Then, a second ...

From JACQUES BILLEAUD, Boston Globe,  29 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Drug Enforcement Administration

Ariz. sheriff launches immigration sweep

SURPRISE, Ariz. - An Arizona sheriff known for cracking down on people who are in the country illegally launched a crime and immigration sweep in northwestern metro Phoenix on Friday, a half day after officials in Washington limited his powers to make ...

From JACQUES BILLEAUD, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  16 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Joe Arpaio,  Barack Obama,  U.S. Department of Justice,  Kris Kobach,  John Ashcroft

County to sick workers: Stay home or risk firing

Employees of an Arizona county who have flu symptoms or a temperature of at least 100.4 degrees must stay home from work or risk being disciplined or fired under a new policy, officials said Thursday. The requirement is aimed at lessening the ...

From JACQUES BILLEAUD, Taiwan News,  16 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,  Christopher Cox

Border sheriff's authority restricted

Published: 10/7/2009  2:27 AM Last Modified: 10/7/2009  3:58 AM PHOENIX — An Arizona sheriff known for aggressively cracking down on illegal immigration has been stripped of some of his special power to enforce federal immigration law, and he charges ...

From JACQUES BILLEAUD, Tulsa World,  7 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Joe Arpaio,  U.S. Republican Party

Feds limit Arizona sheriff's immigration powers

PHOENIX—An Arizona sheriff known for aggressively cracking down on illegal immigration is being stripped of some of his power to enforce immigration law. Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio says federal officials won't let him renew a deal that let his ...

From JACQUES BILLEAUD, Boston Globe,  6 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Joe Arpaio

Deadly year for border crossers

The number of immigrants who died while sneaking across America's southern border in the past 12 months is expected to surpass the previous year's total, even as fewer people are getting caught entering the country illegally. The U.S. Border Patrol ...

From JACQUES BILLEAUD, AZ Central.com,  3 Oct 2009

Related Topics: American Civil Liberties Union,  Ford Motor Company

2009 immigrant deaths likely to exceed 2008 total

The U.S. Border Patrol says 378 people perished near the border during the 11-month period that ended Aug. 31. The death toll is likely to rise in the coming days as the government finishes its tally for the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30. Immigrant ...

From JACQUES BILLEAUD, San Francisco Chronicle,  2 Oct 2009

Related Topics: American Civil Liberties Union,  Ford Motor Company

State lawmakers try to halt health care changes

Republicans in more than a dozen states opposed to President Barack Obama's push for health care overhaul have mounted state-driven efforts to block federal intervention in health care. The push-back centers in some areas on fact, such as Obama's ...

From JACQUES BILLEAUD, Taiwan News,  12 Sep 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama

US lawmakers try to halt health care changes

Republicans in more than a dozen states opposed to President Barack Obama's push for health care overhaul have mounted state-driven efforts to block federal intervention in health care, with some early success. The push-back centers in some areas ...

From JACQUES BILLEAUD, Taiwan News,  12 Sep 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  Barack Obama,  Tim Pawlenty,  U.S. Congress,  Kyrsten Sinema

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