Court Documents Link ‘Death House’ to High-Ranking U.S. Officials
Dec 3, 2006 The Observer's online edition says it has obtained documents that show U.S. officials allowed a drug informant to continue a campaign of murder in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, so as to preserve his ability to share information. At least 12 people were killed, with knowledge of the murderer allegedly extending into the upper echelons of American power. Thanks to Cynthia Marler-Wills for the tip.
Barry Golson: Stop U.S.-Canada Immigration Now!
Nov 15, 2006 The editor of ForbesTraveler.com pens a satirical take on U.S.-Mexico border relations, envisioning a scenario in which "Minute Mounties" protect the Canadian border from Americans desperate to fill jobs that our neighbors to the north are too rich to perform.
Mexico City Backs Gay Unions
Nov 10, 2006 In the face of heated opposition, Mexico City's Assembly passed legislation allowing gays the rights and privileges of civil unions. Mayor Alejandro Encinas is expected to endorse the law, which will also offer protection to heterosexual couples.U.S. Seen as Threat by Allies
Nov 3, 2006 A recent set of polls conducted in Britain, Canada, Mexico and Israel found a majority of people there believe the U.S. has made the world less safe. In the British survey, George W. Bush was seen as a greater threat to world peace than either Kim Jong-il or Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.Mexico Recount Denied
Aug 6, 2006 A Mexican election tribunal has denied presidential candidate Manuel Lopéz Obrador a full recount of votes cast in last month's election. The ruling will surely disappoint the thousands of Obrador supporters who have been protesting in Mexico City for weeks.
Schwarzenegger Reaffirms Support for Minutemen
Jul 12, 2006 The Calif governor said about the group of private citizens who are patrolling the country's border with Mexico, "I support any time that a civilian wants to go and do the job that law enforcement cannot do" (Story--scroll down) Ironically, the governor made the statement at a campaign stop while trying to burnish his credentials with Latino voters--many of whom view Minutemen as akin to the KKK Also, higher up in the piece: Karl Rove gets booed while trying to woo Latinos at a conference.Molly Ivins: More Immigrant Bashing on the Way
Jul 6, 2006 "Can't you see that everything that's wrong with this country is because of illegal aliens? It's all their fault. The people in charge have nothing to do with it."Did Bush & Co. ‘Floridize’ Mexico’s Voter Rolls?
Jul 6, 2006 The FBI obtained Mexico's voter lists via the same contractor that Florida Gov Jeb Bush used to scrub alleged felons from the voter rolls The FBI supposedly obtained the lists as part of counter-terror operations, but there's reason to suspect those lists will end up helping President Bush's favored candidate into office in Mexico (more) .
Tom Hayden: Mexico’s Presidential Front-Runner May Roil U.S. Conservatives
Jun 26, 2006 Mexico City Mayor Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who is waging a progressive populist campaign for his country's presidency, has some plans sure to incense US conservatives in border states: redrafting the free-trade aspects of NAFTA that force Mexicans to emigrate northward; turning every Mexican consulate in the U into a legal aid center to defend immigrant rights; and vocal opposition to the militarization of the U-Mexico border.
