By MARIANA ALVARADO, Arizona Daily Star

TUCSON, Ariz. - The U.S. government has started ensuring that temporary workers leave the country when their work visas expire -- an enforcement procedure that to date has been lacking.

Temporary workers who entered the country as of Dec. 8 at the San Luis or Douglas ports of entry in Arizona are required to register their final departure.

A Tucson hospital's health-care package promises affluent Mexican women the chance to have their babies in posh surroundings with access to the latest medical equipment.
But the marketing materials leave out a key draw in the arrangement: U.S. citizenship for the newborn.

Hoping to entice expatriates to invest in start-up businesses south of the border, the Mexican government is putting up more than $8 million this year to help them open a store, bakery or other small business in their hometowns.

Sandra Rivas is storing furniture for her niece, who was forced to move in with her in-laws in Arizona because of the economic downturn. She's loaned grocery money to two brothers who lost their construction jobs.
"It breaks my heart every time they say they have nothing in the fridge," says Rivas, 47, who is a social worker.

TUCSON, Ariz. -- Citing concern about a growing anti-migrant climate in Arizona, the Mexican government is creating a telephone call center in Tucson to take complaints and assist its citizens when they run into problems.The call center, expected to open next week, is the first of several that will eventually be set up in cities near the U.S.-Mexico border.