It’s been a helluva month here on the border in the aftermath of Hurricane Alex and the several tropical storms that followed. At one point, all roads between Nuevo Laredo and Monterrey were closed for several days resulting in a backup of an estimated 11-22,000 trucks. Parts of Reynosa are still underwater as the Rio
Sheriff’s deputies found a tractor trailer packed with $45 million in drugs during a routine traffic stop in Rancho Cucamonga on Wednesday. The bust was one of the largest ever made in San Bernardino County, and included thousands of pounds of marijuana, cocaine and methamphetamine, San Bernardino County sheriff’s officials said. The sheriff’s Hi-Intensity Criminal
LAREDO — Border agents found 48 illegal immigrants in the back of a tractor trailer during a routine stop at a checkpoint in south Texas. The trailer was refrigerated, according to the driver’s attorney, and all of those in the trailer declined medical treatment, immigration officials said. The driver, Wayne West of Balch Springs, was
More reason why we should reestablish the assault weapon ban that President George Bush allowed to expire is evident by todays murder of two West Memphis Drug Interdiction officers (Cocaine Cowboys), West Memphis Police Officer Bill Evans and Officer Brandon Paudert, son of West Memphis Police Chief Bob Paudert. Both were killed when they pulled
In honor of the 200th anniversary of Mexican independence and 100 years since the country’s revolution, the Mexican government is sponsoring its first Rose Parade float in over 40 years. “With this float we’re going to tell 40 million people watching on TV that it’s Mexico’s birthday,” said Juan Marcos Gutierrez-Gonzalez, the Mexican consul general
From “The Trucker” WASHINGTON — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, in response to a lawsuit concerning the Hours of Service regulations, has in essence agreed to review the 2008 HOS rule from scratch and issue a new Final Rule in less than two years. In light of the decision to reconsider the rule, the
Three Mexican men were arrested on federal human-trafficking charges on Wednesday, and 75 Mexicans were detained as illegal immigrants, after three vans in which they were riding tried to run through the border station at San Diego on Tuesday afternoon, federal immigration and San Diego police officials said. CBP officers FIRED ACROSS NINE LANES OF
It was an afternoon custom-designed to make Mexicans feel wonderful, at long last, about their treasured national soccer team - courtesy of a regional nemesis. At the same time, the debacle imposed a tough lesson on U.S. officials, who fielded a third-rate cast on an international stage and failed badly in the gamble. The Americans
MEXICO CITY — Seven state officials have been arrested for negligent homicide in a day care fire that killed 47 children in northern Mexico, an official said Monday. The seven are officials with the northern Sonora state Finance Department, which operated a warehouse where the June 5 fire started, then spread to the adjacent day
The swine flu outbreak that has wrecked Mexico’s economy may become a case study in reckless journalism. It now turns out that it’s not clear whether the H1N1 pandemic originated in Mexico, as first reported, or in the United States. Like most of you, I had taken it for granted that the disease started in
Throughout the War with Mexico it was the practice of the U.S. Army, following major military engagements, to burythe dead in mass graves on or near the battlefield where they fell. Generally, this task was performed as quickly as possible for one very practical reason: the warm climate in which most of the war was
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said the United States could reopen its roads to Mexican trucks as soon as next month, Speaking at a luncheon at the National Press Club in Washington, LaHood said that Mexico’s levying of billions in tariff’s in response to Congress’ decision to bar the vehicles has put a huge burden on
H1N1 flu has infected Mexico’s relations with China and other countries that have canceled airline flights and halted some trade. But its most prickly neighbor - the United States - now seems like the country’s most loyal friend. Mexico is smarting from what it considers discriminatory actions by countries it had considered friendly, insisting the
President Barack Obama is considering a mix of more than six Supreme Court candidates that is top-heavy with women and Hispanics, a group that features three judges, a governor, his homeland security secretary and his solicitor general. Among those under consideration are California Supreme Court Justice Carlos Moreno, Solicitor General Elena Kagan, Michigan Gov. Jennifer
President Obama’s budget blueprint Thursday shelved extension of the controversial border fence beyond the 670 miles already completed or planned — rejecting the much-heralded security approach orchestrated by former President George W. Bush. The Obama administration’s turnabout left funds for roads, lights and so-called tactical infrastructure — but not a dime to extend the pedestrian
With the announcement of the new commenting period on a proposed new Cross Border program with Mexico to allow us to fulfill our legal and ethical obligations, the first comment posted by Dr. Jim Giermanski, Chairman of Powers Global Holdings Inc. is perhaps most relevant. Hopefully, those that follow will be as well thought out
Jay Severin, the fiery right wing racist talk show host on Boston’s WTKK-FM radio station, was FIRED after calling Mexican immigrants “criminaliens,” “primitives,” “leeches,” and exporters of “women with mustaches and VD,” among other incendiary comments. Heidi Raphael, a spokeswoman for the station, said Severin had been suspended indefinitely from his afternoon drive-time show. She
Anti-illegal immigration vigilante Chris Simcox is slated to announce Wednesday that he will challenge Arizona Sen. John McCain in a Republican primary in 2010. A Simcox media coordinator confirmed that he has several media events scheduled across the state, including an announcement at the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix. Simcox also has a campaign Web
Well people, everything was rational and moving along nicely, even with the lies of James Hoffa and Todd Spencer clouding the issue, but they had to pay back the unions and stop the cross border program. As we know, tariff’s was immediately instituted, American trucks ejected from the country of Mexico and a minor trade
Another undeniable truth by USA Today editorial staff. There’s an old maxim that if all the world’s economists were laid end-to-end, they would still not reach a conclusion. Yet if there’s one thing economists agree on, it’s that high tariffs and protectionist policies made the Great Depression far worse. That’s why it’s particularly troubling, at
Kenneth Mead, a former inspector general who reviewed the pilot program, said the Mexican trucks that participated in it received scrutiny well beyond what the average U.S. trucker faces. "If you applied the same standards to U.S. trucks, you'd probably enhance safety,"
Los Pino - Mexican President Felipe Calderón just announced the arrest and detention of Sigifrido Nájera Talamantes, alias “El Canicón”, who is identified as responsible for attacks against U.S. Consulate in Monterrey, the grenade attack against the facilities at Televisa and for being responsible for the torture and death of nine soldiers in the State
