Mission Accomplished?
Jun 17th, 2008 | By Michel Marizco | Category: General News, Immigration, Politics
THE BORDER REPORT
Immigration
Secretos a Voces
May 27th, 2008 | By Michel Marizco | Category: General News, Immigration, PoliticsTHE BORDER REPORT
Suddenly, the Americans’ attentions are turning back to Mexico, eyes slowly narrowing.
The wires are abuzz with the news this morning that 128 Americans were murdered in Mexico in the past three years.
It’s leading to a curious reaction on the U.S. side. The restrictionists are taking this as yet one more example to revile our neighbor. The open borders lobby is caught in the regular quandary of defending a country that so easily shocks Americans.
Militarizing the Border – From South of the Line
May 20th, 2008 | By Michel Marizco | Category: General News, Immigration, Organized Crime, PoliticsTHE BORDER REPORT
Critics enjoy saying that the U.S. is militarizing its border with Mexico, but the reality is that Mexico is quietly building up its military presence on the border with some hard, hard names, old military men who have battled the cartels for decades. It'll be interesting to see what the U.S. government's reaction will be when the build-up is completed.
In Ciudad Juarez, across from El Paso, Texas, retired Artillery Major Roberto Orduña took over as police chief this morning, with the ominous declaration, "We'll do whatever we have to do to ensure the effectiveness of this office."
What’s Worth More, a Smuggled Migrant or a Pound of Weed? You’d Be Surprised
May 8th, 2008 | By Michel Marizco | Category: General News, Immigration, Organized Crime, PoliticsTHE BORDER REPORT
This story's about a week old, but I like it because it sums up nicely just how entrepreneurial migrant smuggling has become on the U.S.-Mexico border.
An anonymous tipster notified Sonoran state police about Rita Lugo who was holding four migrant kids in a Nogales, Sonora, stash house. Police discovered 25 laser visas she was selling for $1,000 apiece to the children of illegal migrants.
Lugo was crossing the kids herself, she told police. Of course, if she were working for somebody else, she probably wouldn’t rat the person out. There are fates worse than death, after all. There are pliers.
Border Patrol to Use Paintball Guns on Illegal Migrants
Apr 22nd, 2008 | By Michel Marizco | Category: General News, Immigration, PoliticsTHE BORDER REPORT
Don't bring a rock to a gunfight; not even a paintball gunfight.
Claiming that attacks against agents have increased to terrifying levels, the U.S. Border Patrol plans to arm its agents with paintball guns and shoot the got-aways who perpetrate the attacks.
The program will start in June at the San Diego, Yuma and Tucson sectors.
According to the Homeland Security Department's Request for Proposal, the agency awarded a $2.7 million contract to FNH USA, a subsidiary of FN Herstal, a Belgium corporation. About 1,000 weapons were ordered.
