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Mexican Border Deaths are a National Disgrace

The Border Patrol reported last week that 477 immigrants died attempting to gain illegal entry along our Mexican border.  According to the Border Patrol, this is a 27% increase over the preceding year. Although fewer undocumented immigrants are seeking entry … Continue reading

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23 in One Pickup Truck

As the “Undocu-Bus” passed through Denver, Colorado, last Friday on its way to the Democratic Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, a reasonable person might ask what all this political theater is really about.  Can this group of avowed undocumented workers … Continue reading

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Going on a blog break this summer. Be back with plenty to talk about 7/24/12. RLM

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What Seattle Washington and Monterrey Mexico Have in Common

The increased gun violence in Seattle is tragic.  Several national media outlets have focused their attention upon the rising rate of homicides in this city.   As of this June,  21 murder victims have been counted, the same number as all … Continue reading

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NYT Misses the Point Again: Border Crime Impacts Both Sides

Just when I thought Sunday’s The New York Times front page article on border crime was going to finally get it right, it went deadly wrong.  The story by Damien Cave, “In Mexico, A Kidnapping Ignored”, starts out strong, but … Continue reading

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Que hace Boeing a Wichita, Kansas y no quiere que sepas

(translation of post from 2/15/12) Recién terminó de crear su propio ley en la Cámara de Representantes (post 9/19/11) precedido por una sugerencia que la Junta de Relaciones de Labor no tenía el derecho a decir a Boeing que no … Continue reading

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