Denver (Notimex).- El aspirante demócrata a la presidencia de Estados Unidos Barack Obama ha reconocido la importancia de la relación con México, por ello empujará una reforma migratoria y una revisión al Tratado de Libre Comercio en caso ganar la elección.

"El senador Obama reconoce la importancia de la relación; es una relación amplia que exige colaborar en muchos temas, incluso el libre comercio", dijo Frank Sánchez, Presidente del Concilio Nacional de Liderazgo Hispano de la Campaña de Obama. MAS

TUCSON, Arizona, EE.UU. (AP) _ Las inundaciones causadas por una alambrada fronteriza en el suroeste de Arizona, en la zona fronteriza con México, demuestran que la valla fue construida rápido y mal, sin tener en cuenta su impacto ambiental, según activistas ambientales. MAS

Una nueva ley que entrará en vigor el próximo 30 de septiembre impedirá que los inmigrantes indocumentados abran su propio negocio.

A partir de esa fecha varias ciudades comenzarán a solicitar uno de 12 documentos estipulados por la ley HB 2745 para que un negociante compruebe que reside legalmente en el país. MAS

  Phoenix police Officer Nick Erfle was shot and killed by an illegal immigrant. Since then, his widow, Julie, has made it her cause to try to elevate the dialogue on immigration reform.

I am advocating a policy outline put forward 2 1/2 years ago by the Western Conference of Governors. The policy has bipartisan support and addresses all the major areas of conflict within the immigration debate. I encourage anyone who is interested in working toward a solution to read about this policy online and discuss it openly with friends, family and others. Only through this type of dialogue are we able to see past our differences and find ways to work together toward a solution. MORE

"I believe in his ideals and his proposals," Daddy Yankee - born Ramon (Raymond) Ayala - told the students during his endorsement of McCain. "He's been a fighter for the Hispanic community. He's been a fighter for the immigration issue."

If you don't know who Daddy Yankee is, ask your children. MORE

TUCSON - Environmentalists say flooding caused by a newly built border-security fence during a July monsoon bears out their concerns and warnings about the adverse environmental impacts of the government's rush to build fences.

The immediate case in point centers around fencing built on the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in southwestern Arizona. Officials say the design of the fence between the U.S. and Mexico caused debris and water backup during a July 12 storm that led to flooding at the port of entry at Lukeville and Sonoyta, Mexico. MORE

TUCSON - Changing laws have made life tougher for illegal immigrants in Arizona, including young people giving up dreams of college and better lives because they are unable to pay out-of-state tuition as required by voters.

With privately funded grants and scholarships lagging far behind the demand, some would-be students have dropped out, and others are considering a return to homelands they hardly remember in search of opportunity. MORE

PASTOR RICK WARREN, SADDLEBACK CHURCH: Welcome to the Saddleback Civil Forum on the Presidency. I guess you got my invitation. We’re here in Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California. Tonight, we’re going to use the interview format with these two candidates. We believe in the separation of church and state, but we do not believe in the separation of faith and politics, because faith is just a world view, and everybody has some kind of world view. It’s important to know what they are. MORE

Según GWU, McCain está adelante por un punto sobre Obama, con 47% y 46% respectivamente, en la encuesta que tiene un margen de error de tres puntos porcentuales.

Los consultados dicen mayoritariamente (78%) que el actual ambiente político en Estados Unidos es "negativo", y señalan como su principal preocupación el estado de la economía y la falta de empleos (24%), el encarecimiento del petróleo (15%) y la guerra en Irak (12%). MAS

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio came under another round of withering attacks Tuesday during a packed community forum in Phoenix where critics accused him of wasting taxpayer dollars on racially motivated immigration sweeps at the expense of investigating serious crimes.

A coalition of community groups, labor unions, and anti-Arpaio activists called Maricopa Citizens for Safety and Accountability presented data claiming that 911 response times in some areas of the county have increased 300 percent, outstanding felony warrants have soared to 40,000, and sex crimes are going uninvestigated because of Arpaio's emphasis on arresting illegal immigrants. MORE