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Published: 04/25/10

Immigration: Arizona Cracks Down (What If They're Wrong?)

By  Donna Trussell - Politics Daily
Immigration: Arizona Cracks Down (What If They're Wrong?)

As a native Texan who grew up around immigrants and believes they are the hope of our country, I'm appalled by this law. I understand the frustration of Arizonans, but as a nation we need to recognize the war taking place on our southern border. We can't "wish away" organized crime. America had it in the 1930s, and Mexico has it now. It's real, it's powerful, and innocent people are rightfully terrified. America likes to think of itself as a civilized and generous nation. If that's what we are, we should give Mexicans a legal way to immigrate quickly in massive numbers -- with federal help ...

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Published: 01/31/10

Gunmen Kill 13 Students at Party in Mexican Border City

By  not in system - AOL News
Gunmen Kill 13 Students at Party in Mexican Border City

MEXICO CITY (Jan. 31) -- Armed men stormed a party in a violent Mexican border city, killing 13 high school and college students in what witnesses thought was an attack prompted by false information. The deaths in Ciudad Juarez were part of a total of 24 people killed across Mexico since Saturday in violence caused by ongoing turf battles between powerful drug cartels. About two dozen teens and young adults were hospitalized following the late Saturday assault in Ciudad Juarez, one of the deadliest cities in the world located across the border from El Paso, Texas. Jesus Alcazar, AFP / Getty ...

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Published: 01/12/10

Mexican Drug Kingpin 'El Teo' Arrested in Baja

By  Dana Chivvis - AOL News
Mexican Drug Kingpin 'El Teo' Arrested in Baja

(Jan. 12) – A Mexican drug lord, Teodoro "El Teo" Garcia Simental, known for allegedly having his rivals dissolved in vats of caustic soda, was arrested this morning by Mexican authorities, The Associated Press reported. With the help of U.S. officials, they had been tracking Garcia for six months and arrested him this morning in his home in La Paz on the peninsula of Baja California. Garcia is accused of being responsible for at least 300 deaths. In addition to dissolving his victims, he is said to have beheaded many people and dumped their bodies in Tijuana. Authorities say he is the ...

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Published: 10/22/09

Nationwide Raids Nab 300 Mexican Drug Cartel Suspects

By  David Sessions - Politics Daily
Nationwide Raids Nab 300 Mexican Drug Cartel Suspects

The largest single raid on Mexican drug operations in the United States led to the arrest of more than 300 members associated with "La Familia," the newest and most violent drug cartel, the Washington Post reported Thursday. The raid stretched across 19 American cities from Seattle to Boston to Tampa. In Dallas, 77 people were charged with various local and federal drug-related crimes. The effort was the work of 3,000 federal agents and police officers and part of a program that has thus far hauled in around 1,200 cartel criminals. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder took an aggressive stance ...

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