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Arizona Sonoran News

Arizona Sonoran News

Student Newswire of The University of Arizona School of Journalism

Arizona Sonoran News

The top six nationalities refugees originate from in Arizona. Figures taken from the U.S. Department of Health Services, Office of Refugee Resettlement, 2014. Graph by Jorge Encinas/Arizona Sonora News.

Despite rhetoric, refugees are a humanitarian concern

Jorge Encinas May 9, 2016

Without warning, a sudden deafening sound is followed by a wave of pressure passing through the body. Time seems to slow as the quick flash is finally registered by the eyes only to be quickly replaced...

Credit: Todd Blomhurst, April 2012, Children's Memorial Park, Tucson, Ariz.

Annual race for victim aid cash underway

Mike Beckwith February 25, 2016

Advocates for victims of crime not only have to fight for the safety and empowerment of their beneficiaries, they also have to fight each other. A competitive selection process began on Feb. 1 to determine...

Members of the Arizona Rangers Tombstone Company pose for a picture before starting foot and mounted patrol down historic Allen Street. From left to right: Duty Sgt. Dan Fischer, Lt. Mike Gross, Ranger Jim Politi, Ranger Geno D'Ambrose, Maj. Kenn Barrett. (Photo by: David Mariotte/ Tombstone Epitaph)

Rangers return: Volunteer officers bring back Old West

David Mariotte February 11, 2016

Rounding the wooden barricade outside the Bird Cage Theater, the ranger stopped mid-strut at a call for assistance. “We’re stuck,” said a man in his 40s, motioning across the street to his...

Humane Borders volunteer, John Hoelter, looks across the U.S. and Mexico border as he transfers water to tanks used by Grupo Beta in Sasabe, Sonora. The Mexican organization uses the water to provide aid to migrants near the border. Photo by Jorge Encinas/Arizona Sonora News.

People who care lost in the border rhetoric

Jorge Encinas November 19, 2015

Political contenders jockey for attention on how tough their immigration policies are or what can be done to reform the system, while everyday people in Arizona go into the desert to provide humanitarian...

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