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49 Bodies Dumped on Mexican Highway

Polly Davis Doig — Sun, 13 May 2012 11:27:52 CDT

Mexico today made the latest grisly discovery in its drug war: 49 bodies, some of which were mutilated, were dumped along a highway connecting the northern city of Monterrey with the US border, reports the AP . The 43 men and six women were found early this morning in the town...

Mexican Migration Down to 'Net Zero'

Mark Russell — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 05:00:00 CDT

Rising standards of living in Mexico are causing emigration to drop, and increasing the number of Mexican immigrants returning home, reversing the massive exodus of the 1980s and '90s, reports the Christian Science Monitor . In fact, with one million Mexicans returning from the US between 2005 and 2010—three times...

Bullet From Mexico Hits Woman in Texas

Rob Quinn — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:00:00 CST

El Paso is considered one of America's safest cities, but it was painfully reminded of its proximity to one of the world's most dangerous yesterday. As cops battled carjackers in Ciudad Juarez, a stray bullet crossed the border and struck a Texas woman in the leg as she shopped in...

US Border Fence Extending 300 Feet Into Pacific

Mark Russell — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 04:35:00 CST

For some people, "from sea to shining sea" just isn't good enough, not when it comes to keeping illegals out of America the beautiful. The Great Wall of America is getting a $4.3 million upgrade at its westernmost point, at scenic Imperial Beach, where an 18-foot-high steel fence will...

Border State Governors Ditch Mexico Conference

Rob Quinn — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 09:28:14 CDT

The governors of border states in the US and Mexico have been holding a conference to discuss cross-border issues every year for 30 years, but the tradition appears to be withering, the AP finds. New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez was the only one of the four US border state governors...

Mexico Invades Texas Again

Polly Davis Doig — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 10:32:47 CDT

Mexico might want to invest in some maps: For the second time in as many weeks, the Mexican military has inadvertently invaded its neighbor to the north, reports the Houston Chronicle . A Mexican helicopter landed at the airport in Laredo, Texas, yesterday afternoon, leading US Customs officers to check out...

Mexico Accidentally Invades Texas

Rob Quinn — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 09:25:27 CDT

What may have been the largest incursion by foreign troops onto US soil since the Japanese invasion of Alaska's Aleutian Islands occurred in Texas this week. Four Humvees carrying a total of 33 Mexican soldiers accidentally strayed into US territory, crossing the boundary line on a bridge across the Rio...

Hutchison: Obama Has 'Bias' Against Texas

Tim Karan — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 17:10:05 CDT

GOP Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison thinks President Obama has it out for Texas. "I see a bias in this administration," she said on MSNBC today. Specifically, she cites the denial of federal disaster funds for the state's recent wildfires and claims that Obama is reluctant to help secure the Mexican...

Rev.: Give GPS to Human Smugglers

Mark Russell — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 07:40:05 CDT

Rev. Robin Hoover, a human rights activist, wants to give GPS devices to human smugglers along the dangerous Mexico-Arizona border, reports the Christian Science Monitor . “It’s like giving a life preserver to somebody that’s using a boat,” and would allow the "coyotes" to alert search and rescue of any trouble,...