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"A lot depends on how much pressure the United States puts on Mexico," Nanda said. "These negotiations are based on political clout, and the United States has a great deal of leverage with Mexico."

Seems to me the pressure ought to be enormous and immediate!

The consul general in Denver pointed out Monday that Mexico is not alone in denying extradition in death penalty cases. "It's not just Mexico," Gutierrez-Gonzalez said. "Canada and France have the same position on the death penalty. This does not mean that Mexico does not want justice."

I don't understand his point. The issue here is not Canada or France, and citizens of those countries generally do not commit cold blooded murder against our law enforcement and citizens. It has become alarmingly routine for Mexican citizens to enter our country illegally and commit these types of crimes.