Anita Snow, Author at Valley News

Director Lynette Faulkner, middle, tries to slow down a student at Valencia Newcomer School between classes Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019, in Phoenix. Children from around the world are learning the English skills and American classroom customs they need to succeed at so-called newcomer schools. Valencia Newcomer School in Phoenix is among a handful of such public schools in the United States dedicated exclusively to helping some of the thousands of children who arrive in the country...

Specialized schools help refugees settle into American life

by Anita Snow Associated PressDecember 2, 2019

PHOENIX — International flags flutter from the ceilings of the outdoor hallways at Valencia Newcomer School, where more than 200 children from around the world are learning the English-language skills and American classroom customs they need to…

Freddy Sebastian, 20, originally from Guatemala, warms up prior to playing in a Maya Chapin soccer league game Wednesday, April 17, 2019, in Phoenix. As Guatemalans and other Central Americans flood to the U.S.-Mexico border, groups like the Maya Chapin youth soccer group in Phoenix are providing support for young people arriving alone or with families. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

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Migrant Guatamalans find solace in soccer

by Anita Snow Associated PressApril 27, 2019

A display of the fentanyl and meth that was seized by Customs and Border Protection officers over the weekend at the Nogales Port of Entry is shown during a press conference Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, in Nogales, Ariz. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials announced Thursday their biggest fentanyl bust ever, saying they captured nearly 254 pounds (114 kilograms) of the deadly synthetic opioid from a secret compartment inside a load of Mexican produce heading into Arizona. (Mamta Popat/Arizona Daily Star via AP)

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U.S. border sees biggest-ever fentanyl bust

by Anita Snow Associated PressJanuary 31, 2019

In this June 13, 2018 photo, an organizer, foreground, speaks to families as they wait to request political asylum in the United States, across the border in Tijuana, Mexico. In Tijuana, Latin Americans fleeing drug violence in their countries are camped out and waiting to apply for U.S. asylum - undeterred by the new directive from Attorney General Jeff Sessions this week to bar victims of gang violence from qualifying. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

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Fleeing Immigrants Willing to Risk

by Elliot Spagat Associated Press, and Anita Snow Associated PressJune 17, 2018

With the Arizona Capitol in the background, thousands of teachers continue to protest Thursday, May 3, 2018, in Phoenix. After an all night legislative budget session the legislature passed the new education spending portion of the budget and Republican Gov. Doug Ducey signed that part of the budget. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

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Ariz. Teachers End Strike

by Anita Snow Associated Press, and Terry Tang Associated PressMay 3, 2018

Volunteer rescuers from Navajo County begin searching for a missing 27-year-old man in Tonto National Forest, Ariz., Monday, July 17, 2017. The man was swept downriver with more than a dozen others when floodwaters inundated the area on Saturday. (AP Photo/Angie Wang)

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Search Intensifies for Man Swept Away in Violent Flash Flood in Arizona

by Anita Snow Associated Press, and Angie Wang Associated PressJuly 18, 2017

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Specialized schools help refugees settle into American life

Migrant Guatamalans find solace in soccer

U.S. border sees biggest-ever fentanyl bust

Fleeing Immigrants Willing to Risk

Ariz. Teachers End Strike

Search Intensifies for Man Swept Away in Violent Flash Flood in Arizona

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