~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Become a sponsor of this popular posting. Contact: Jeff@TexasOnlineRadio.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Texas
| Perry's Remarks on Mexico Are Praised, Dismissed Texas Tribune Perry has often cited what his administration calls a “porous” border as one of the biggest threats to US citizens, much to the dismay of elected and appointed officials on the Texas-Mexico border who say the region is as safe as ever. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Patrol nabs 2 ½ tons of marijuana in South Texas Austin American-Statesman The largest seizure came on Friday when agents found more than 600 pounds of the drug on a ranch near Rio Grande City, located about 40 miles northwest of McAllen on the Texas-Mexico border. The marijuana was found in several underground containers on ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| ||
| Rick Perry, Racism and America's Soul Huffington Post Armed white vigilantes ride around in pick-ups hunting Mexicans near the US-Mexico border. Studies show that in 2010, 27.4 percent of blacks and 26.6 percent of Hispanics live in poverty. Almost 10 percent of young black males are imprisoned. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| ||
| Rick Perry As Pro-Immigrant? Not Quite, Students Say Huffington Post WASHINGTON -- Maria Fernanda Cabello, a 20-year-old junior at Texas A&M University, moved to Texas from Mexico when she was 12 years old. She and her family came into the country on tourist visas that later expired, and she is now undocumented. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 3 siblings plead guilty in South Texas drug case Houston Chronicle McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Two brothers and a sister who were part of a drug trafficking ring linked to Mexico's Gulf cartel and run by a retired Mexican state police commander have pleaded guilty to federal drug and money laundering charges in McAllen. ... See all stories on this topic » |
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
United States
| ||
| 2 US citizens killed in Mexico CNN The attack happened Saturday in front of dozens of witnesses on a busy road in Ciudad Juarez, which is just across the US-Mexico border from El Paso, Texas. Investigators have not determined a motive for the shooting. Juarez is considered a flash point ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Locals weigh in on binational environmental plan for the border Nogales International The program aims to protect the environment and public health along the US -Mexico border while promoting sustainable development. "I want to make very clear that it's a draft," said Enrique Manzanilla, director of the communities and ecosystems ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Mexico uncovers tunnel beneath US border Montreal Gazette Mexican troops have discovered an unfinished 300-metre tunnel beneath the US border that would likely have been used to smuggle drugs and people, officials said Friday. Mexican Gen. Alfonso Duarte announced the find, saying the entrance to the tunnel ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| ||
| Judge Fears Cartels Will Use Waters Along Port Mansfield KRGV Mexican border violence is now making its presence known in Raymondville. One week ago, a man was shot. Police say a pair of outsiders wanted his SUV. Some think the duo is linked to crime in Mexico. "A crime of this magnitude, the kind of crime that ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| ||
| Addressing Some Misperceptions About Mexican Immigration New York Times (blog) “It's that it would be 10, 20 years before they could come across the border, and that's not realistic in terms of their need to eat. The lack of visa availability, especially with visas for low-skilled workers in the US economy, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Primary Status: Romney: US troops to Mexico a 'bad idea' The Union Leader Perry in Manchester on Saturday said that reducing the influx of illegal drugs into the US “may require our military in Mexico working in concert with (Mexican authorities) to kill these drug cartels and to keep them off of our border and to destroy ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Border Patrol arrests 7 with criminal pasts TucsonSentinel.com On Saturday, agents from the Nogales Station agents apprehended a 26-year-old Mexican man with a conviction for burglary in Washington State, for which he served 74 months in prison. The subject also had from warrant Washington for eluding law ... See all stories on this topic » |
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
posted by Jeff - 10.4.2011
No comments:
Post a Comment