The killings have increased tension and scrutiny at the border — but no agents have been criminally charged and it's unclear if disciplinary action has been taken. 

The columnist joins a Seattle couple in tracing American immigration back to a tiny village in Slovenia.

Tania Santiago, 21, — who was born in Mexico and came to the U.S. at four — wasn't sure she'd be able to compete for the main crown when she won Miss Hispanic Seafair this year. The scholarship connected to the title requires participants to be a legal citizen. Santiago received word Monday that she will be eligible to compete. 

A new immigration reform bill was outshined this week by its 300 amendments. Some of the amendments include: punishing South Korean immigrants until South Korea buys more U.S. beef, and an amendment that requires a familly of four to make more than $94,000 a year. This reform could cost more than $6 trillion dollars, a report says.