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Opposition To Border Surge Splits Congressional Hispanic Caucus

The debate over immigration reform has shifted to the GOP-led House of Representatives. On Wednesday, President Barack Obama met with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus to discuss how they might proceed. But there is some division in the caucus over border security.

The Senate’s immigration reform bill included a $46 billion border surge amendment that requires more border fence and the doubling of the number of Border Patrol agents.
Several congressmen from Texas who have border districts oppose the border surge.

'The Lone Ranger' And Why It Matters To Indian Country

With charges of racism, abysmal reviews, and allegations that Disney barred Native American reporters from covering the film, "The Lone Ranger" is turning out to be a remarkable train wreck of bad decisions. Poor box office numbers have some already calling the film a flop.

But before "The Lone Ranger" hit theaters, there was another controversial issue: how would the film portray Tonto, the famous Native American sidekick in the film?

Yarnell Community Returns — Some To Home, Some To Ashes

The hundreds of people who were forced to evacuate Yarnell were allowed back home early this week. Many are returning to ashes.

"It’s a very sobering environment. You’ll see a couple places where homes are literally burned to the ground and then you’ll look 10 feet away and you might see a home that doesn’t appear to have any harm at all," Damon Gross, spokesman for Arizona Public Service utility, said.

David Wallace, The Arizona Republic/Pool

Brendan McDonough heads to his seat after reading a prayer at the service. Behind him is Flagstaff Honor Guard Commander Erik Caputo.

Honor Guard Watches Over Firefighters

There were five funerals Wednesday in Prescott, and there will be 19 in all for the men who died battling the Yarnell Hill Fire.

At each service there will be a special Honor Guard who will post the American flag and salute their fallen brother. The tradition may seem like a formal gesture, but it's much more.

"The reason we do it is so that they're never alone," said Erik Caputo, Commander of the Flagstaff Honor Guard. "This is a tough time for them even in the afterlife. They just left. They have nobody. Well, they've always got us."

Flights To Return Mexican Deportees To Interior Resume

Immigration officials have resumed a program to fly Mexican deportees into the interior of Mexico. The first flight returned 133 people to Mexico City on Thursday.

The idea is that if Mexican deportees are transported back to their hometowns – rather than dropped off at the border – they will be less likely to try to return to the United States.