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BISBEE — “Talk is over, time to act. We demand action.” The Arizona Cattle Growers Association offered the statement in an 18-point proposal presented to the public and lawmakers Tuesday afternoon in Phoenix. With the recent killing of Cochise County heritage rancher Robert Krentz, possibly by an illegal immigrant, the association has determined that direction is needed to arrive at a reasonable, effective solution. “I believe this proposal has brought the problem to the forefront. Now, our legislators are asking to meet with us,” a determined association public spokesman Patrick Bray said in an interview. “We may see some quick...

PHOENIX — About one in seven of the 1.2 million students in Arizona schools is there directly or indirectly due to illegal immigration, a study released Tuesday by the Pew Hispanic Center estimates. Jeffrey Passel, senior demographer for Pew, figured from 100,000 to 110,000 students are from families in which at least one parent is an illegal immigrant, although the children themselves were born here and are citizens. That's an increase of 20,000 from three years ago.

More than $9 trillion -- in taxpayer dollars -- has been pledged, committed, lent or spent by the federal government in response to the economic crisis. Some say that if the economy continues to deteriorate, trillions more might be necessary to prevent another Great Depression. Yet no one has investigated how this crisis happened. That is irresponsible. A comprehensive investigation is essential to prevent this from happening again.