A number of factors combined to produce the law: a heavily conservative Legislature, the ascent of a Republican governor, anger over the federal government’s failure to secure the border, and growing anxiety over crime that reached a fever pitch last month with the slaying of an Arizona rancher, apparently by an illegal immigrant.

Messi, who left his native Rosario and Newell’s Old Boys for Barcelona as a teenager, was even branded something of a traitor after scoring the winning goal against Estudiantes in the Club World Cup final in December.

Chinn gave the Red Bulls the lead in the 16th minute, punching in the rebound after his first attempt caromed off Philadelphia goalie Chris Seitz. The rookie forward, selected in the third round of this year’s draft, scored again in the 41st minute, converting a crossing pass from Luke Sessano.

KINGSTON, Jamaica _ A foundation for football’s Real Madrid has opened a sports academy in northern Jamaica. The Real Madrid Foundation held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new academy in Montego Bay on Monday. Former Madrid player and current official Emilio Butragueno attended. Avalon Arscott, the spokeswoman for the Spanish Embassy in Jamaica, said on […]

The song is also a salute to Team Jamaica Bickle (TJB), a US-based Jamaican organization that has been at the forefront of the efforts to accommodate, feed and transport the thousands of Jamaican athletes who have come to the Penn Relays over the years.

Unable to practice in Port-au-Prince since the Jan. 12 earthquake that killed as many as 250,000 people, the Haitian team is staying in Texas until its May 5 game against Argentina. Players say a victory is badly needed to boost their country’s spirits, even though they are heavy underdogs against one of the top teams in the world.

SAN FRANCISCO _ Newly released data shows that the number of mortgage default notices for California homeowners fell in the first quarter. The report released Tuesday by San Diego-based MDA DataQuick found that county recorder offices recorded about 81,000 notices of default during the January to March period. That’s down 4 percent from the previous […]

The labor cuts would trim the work force paid from the city’s general fund by about 14 percent, although many of those positions are now vacant. Overall, Los Angeles has 46,000 workers, but 21,000 are paid from separate sources such as at the Department of Water and Power, which collects utility payments.

The California Teachers Association, which represents teachers statewide, and United Teachers Los Angeles, the union in the Los Angeles Unified School District, has denounced the bill proposed by state Sen. Robert Huff, R-Diamond Bar.

What a victory for the Los Angeles Galaxy – And sweet revenge against the 2009 MLS Cup Champs with a 2-1 victory over Real Salt Lake.

Sunil Chhetri, the first Indian national on a Major League Soccer team, started and played the first half for Kansas City, which got a goal in the fourth minute from Teal Bunbury.

L.A.’s Jamaican goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts has kept clean sheets in all three games this season.

Donovan doesn’t want to speak for U.S. coach Bob Bradley but says those players should be given a chance to show whether they ought to be on the 23-man roster.

If the debates happen, they’ll be a two-man affair. Poizner, the state’s insurance commissioner, was quick to accept the invitation, but Whitman’s campaign rejected the proposal after initially saying it was open to considering it. Instead, her campaign said Brown should debate other Democrats who will appear on the June ballot.

Flights into Rome, Athens and Madrid became the new hot ticket at many international airports Sunday _ but after three days of travel disruptions, the backlog of passengers meant many faced waiting lists of days, even weeks.