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90 Percent of Mexican Crime Guns Come From U.S., Says GAO

Josh Sugarmann | Posted 07.20.2009 | World

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Josh Sugarmann

So much for NRA chief Wayne LaPierre's oft-repeated claim that Mexican gun traffickers don't bother to "trifle with paperwork at U.S. gun stores."

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Weekly Immigration Wire: Fighting H1N1 Hype Immigration NewsLadder

The Media Consortium | Posted 06.07.2009 | Politics

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The Media Consortium

The Ramirez murder is, like the H1N1 flu, another opportunity to examine what protections are in place to guard human health and life.

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SWINE FLU: CDC Begins Border Monitoring

AP | E. EDUARDO CASTILLO | Posted 05.28.2009 | World

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MEXICO CITY — The swine flu epidemic entered a dangerous new phase Monday as the death toll climbed in Mexico and the number of suspected cases ...

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National Guard Troops Could Be Sent To Mexico Border To Fight Drug War

Washington Post | Mary Beth Sheridan, Spencer S. Hsu and Steve Fainaru | Posted 05.25.2009 | World

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The Pentagon and Homeland Security Department are developing contingency plans to send National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexican border under a $350 m...

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Alan Bersin To Be Named US 'Border Czar' To Watch Mexican Border

AP | ALICIA A. CALDWELL | Posted 05.16.2009 | World

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EL PASO, Texas — Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano named a former federal prosecutor Wednesday to the new post of "border czar" to ov...

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Two Toxic Ideas: Border Fence, Border Poison

Patt Morrison | Posted 05.02.2009 | Green

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Patt Morrison

That infuriating fence despoiled hundreds of square miles of precious habitat and endangered thousands of species of flora and fauna while likely doing precious little to stop illegal immigration.

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Mexico Crisis: White House Unveils Anti-Cartel Effort (VIDEO)

AP | DEVLIN BARRETT and EILEEN SULLIVAN | Posted 04.24.2009 | World

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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration plans to send more agents and equipment to the southwestern border to fight Mexican drug cartels and keep ...

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US-Mexico Border Arrests Drop To 1970s Levels As Economy Suffers

Los Angeles Times | Richard Marosi | Posted 04.09.2009 | World

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Arrests of illegal immigrants on the U.S.-Mexico border have fallen to levels unseen since the 1970s as the ailing U.S. economy and enhanced enforceme...

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