http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/mexico/ en-us Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:33:40 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051322/posts CIUDAD JUAREZ - A group of hitmen armed with automatic weapons ambushed the head of a giant prison in a northern Mexican city on Thursday soon after he received threats on his life from suspected drug gangs, said police. Salvador Barreno, 66, was leaving work at the largest jail in Ciudad Juarez when a group of men with assault rifles chased down his car, killing him and a bodyguard who was driving. The car was riddled with more than 80 bullet holes, according to local media. Barreno made it to a hospital but died in surgery. His bodyguard was killed... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051322/posts#comment Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:33:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051291/posts MATAMOROS, Mexico — Hurricane Dolly left large parts of this border city marinating in sewage-tainted storm water Thursday, and authorities scrambled to fend off possible outbreaks of disease — including dengue fever, a sometimes fatal virus. Car-swallowing pools left by Dolly receded from the main thoroughfares of Matamoros but 60 neighborhoods affecting 60,000 people still were flooded, officials said. “Yes, there is risk (of dengue),” said Rodolfo Torre, the health minister for Tamaulipas state, while visiting an auditorium-turned-shelter still surrounded by foot-deep water. “But we hope to keep it under control as we have in the past.” Dolly dumped 12... San Antonio Express-News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051291/posts#comment Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:35:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051000/posts The owner of a downtown Los Angeles sushi restaurant facing wage payment claims by two alleged undocumented workers has launched a novel counterattack by filing a class-action lawsuit against the California labor commissioner for defying federal immigration law. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- July 24, 2008 California Employer Sues State Over Wage Claims for Illegal Workers The owner of a downtown Los Angeles sushi restaurant facing wage payment claims by two alleged undocumented workers has launched a novel counterattack by filing a class-action lawsuit against the California labor commissioner for defying federal immigration law. Masayoshi Kaji of Sushi Sharin argues that the commissioner’s policy... Workforce Management http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051000/posts#comment Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:20:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051104/posts CIUDAD JUAREZ, Chihuahua -- While consumers just across the Rio Grande in El Paso are paying about $4 a gallon for gas -- more for diesel -- government subsidies here have kept fuel prices well below the $3 per gallon mark. Those low prices have kept El Pasoans hopping the border to stay ahead of sky-rocketing fuel prices at home in the United States, many of them filling up portable tanks with diesel which sell for between $300 and $1,000 in El Paso. "Over the past three months with the price of diesel up where it is, we've seen an... KVIA-TV El Paso http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051104/posts#comment Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:47:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050888/posts It is not often that undocumented immigrants sneak into the United States and then alert authorities to their whereabouts, but three men trapped in a sweltering rail car had little choice and used a cell phone to call 911. Smugglers had stashed two Mexicans and a Guatemalan in a grain hopper in the Rio Grande Valley and told them they would ride further north, said Daniel Doty, a spokesman for the Border Patrol's McAllen Sector. As the temperature climbed Tuesday, the dehydrating men feared for their lives and reached for the phone. "It gets hot very fast in those places,"... Houston Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050888/posts#comment Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:22:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050849/posts MATAMOROS, Mexico — Usually, the 9,000 people on Officer Arcadio Escobar’s beat aren’t too happy to see him go by. But as the deluge from Hurricane Dolly turned the rough Independencia neighborhood here into a nasty brown lake that filled people’s houses Wednesday, he suddenly became one of the most popular guys around. Escobar had exactly 12 hours and 10 gallons of gas — his allotment for the day — to follow a single order: Evacuate people. But the gas ran out before his city police shift did, and the floodwaters, already up to the doors of the patrol pickup,... MySA.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050849/posts#comment Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:26:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050198/posts The Castorena Family Organization is a large-scale criminal organization with more than 100 key members who oversee cells of 10 to 20 individuals in cities across the United States, according to public court documents filed by the US government in Colorado and in other judicial districts around the country. Several of the senior leaders of the organization are believed to be based in Mexico, although they enter the US occasionally to oversee the operations of lieutenants of the crime family. The organization is alleged to be involved in the manufacture and distribution of high-quality counterfeit identity documents, including social security... American Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050198/posts#comment Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:06:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049719/posts Despite plummeting mortality rates for most infectious diseases over the last century, a group of largely overlooked bacterial, viral and parasitic infections is still plaguing the nation's poor, according to a report released this week. Many of the diseases are typically associated with tropical developing countries but are surprisingly common in poor regions of the United States, according to the analysis, published in the Public Library of Science journal PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. latimes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049719/posts#comment Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:05:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049565/posts Five Koreans ― four men and one woman ― had been abducted by several unidentified kidnappers who had disguised themselves as police officers in a U.S.-Mexico border city on July 14, an official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade said Tuesday. The official, asking not to be identified, said the abductors have demanded $30,000 in ransom, but declined to give details about the whereabouts of the South Korean nationals and their condition. "As far as I know, the kidnappers have contacted one of the families of the hostages and asked if they were willing to meet their demands... The Korea Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049565/posts#comment Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:48:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049555/posts The government watchdog group known as Judicial Watch recently filed a lawsuit against the U.S. State Department, for that agency’s failure to turn over certain documents related to the prosecution of Border Patrol Agents Ramos and Compean… The suit comes after the government refused to comply with a Freedom of Information Act request for documents which detailed the agreement made between the governments of Mexico and the United States, which allowed drug smuggler Osbaldo Aldrete-Davila to return to this country to actually testify against Ramos and Compean. The FOIA request was filed by Judicial Watch on April 17, 2008. The... Capitol Hill Coffee House http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049555/posts#comment Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:27:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049284/posts Stuck in Tijuana traffic, Heather Suarez fixes her strawberry blond hair, applies her makeup and listens to country music on the car radio. This morning, she sings along. Life ain't always beautiful You think you're on your way And it's just a dead end road at the end of the day. But the struggles make you stronger And the changes make you wise And happiness has its own way of takin' its sweet time. For Heather, 29, every day is a struggle. The native of rural Kentucky didn't know how drastically her life would change after she fell in love... latimes. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049284/posts#comment Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:03:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049068/posts <p>Search the web, you'll see, Drudge too, what the FDA doesn't want you to know.</p> ABC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049068/posts#comment Mon, 21 Jul 2008 23:31:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048406/posts MEXICO CITY - MEXICO has awarded US Democratic Sen Edward Kennedy the country's highest honour for his work defending the rights of immigrants during his decades in Congress. The Mexican government said in its official gazette it presented the 'Aztec Eagle' honour to Mr Kennedy in Washington on Friday. 'He has denounced injustices suffered by immigrants,' and 'promoted initiatives to promote full political participation and increased access to health and education services for the Mexican-American community,' the official announcement said. The veteran Massachusetts senator fought for an immigration reform bill in the US Congress that failed to pass last year.... Asia One http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048406/posts#comment Sun, 20 Jul 2008 16:46:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047866/posts Last year the Phoenix police department handed 359 extortion-related kidnapping cases, Sgt. Phil Roberts said. The ransom demands in these cases can range from $50,000 to $1 million, he said. Excerpt, read the rest of the related news article here. Click here to watch the video from KPHO news. YouTube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047866/posts#comment Sat, 19 Jul 2008 03:25:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047976/posts A package of baby diapers yielded an unlikely load in Mexico on Friday, according to the defense ministry: nearly half a million dollars in cash. Soldiers conducting a routine check "found in a tractor-trailer a packet of diapers containing 490,300 dollars," the ministry said. It said that the cash was likely a stash of narco-dollars destined for money-laundering, as the truck had come from Culiacan, the capital of Sinaloa state in Mexico's northwest, a region known for trafficking by major drug cartels. The driver of the truck was arrested. Copyright AFP 2008, AFP stories and photos shall not be published,... Breitbart http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047976/posts#comment Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:09:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047712/posts Mexico to honor Sen. Kennedy for work on immigration Friday, July 18, 2008 - Updated 7m ago MEXICO CITY - The Mexican government is honoring U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy for his defense of immigrant rights. Mexico announced today it will award Kennedy the Aguila Azteca, the highest honor the government can bestow on foreign dignitaries. An announcement on Mexico’s federal registry says Kennedy will be presented with a sash in the United States. Mexico says the Massachusetts Democrat has denounced injustices against migrants and "highlighted the importance of addressing illegal immigration by looking for an integral solution." Kennedy co-sponsored an... The Boston Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047712/posts#comment Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:57:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047163/posts REYNOSA -- Two Rio Grande Valley residents remained in a Reynosa jail Wednesday, accused of kidnapping a local businessman, Mexican authorities said. Police arrested the two Valley residents along with a Reynosa resident Tuesday after the trio retrieved a $50,000 ransom for the man, whom police suspect they kidnapped July 9 in Reynosa. The ransom was left at a mall on the city's south side. Authorities declined to identify the victim but said he was a Reynosa resident. Once in police custody, the three suspects led investigators to the hostage, who appeared badly beaten and malnourished, said Ernesto Eduardo Saenz... The Monitor http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047163/posts#comment Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:08:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047093/posts Father of victim says U.N. body's order 'don't mean diddly' Texas is refusing to bow to yesterday's World Court order to stay the Aug. 5 lethal injection of convicted rapist-killer and illegal alien Jose Medellin. (snip) Texas Gov. Rick Perry's office rejected Mexico's complaint. "The world court has no standing in Texas, and Texas is not bound by a ruling or edict from a foreign court," Perry spokesman Robert Black said. "It is easy to get caught up in discussions of international law and justice and treaties. It's very important to remember that these individuals are on death row for... World Net Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047093/posts#comment Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:46:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046536/posts Mexican authorities arrested two Rio Grande Valley residents for their alleged involvement in a kidnapping ring that terrorized the border city of Reynosa. Tamaulipas State Police told Action 4 News that three suspects were arrested in a kidnapping case on Tuesday evening. Police recovered hundreds of thousands of dollars, jewelry and other valuables. The group was allegedly arrested following an investigation into the July 9 kidnapping of a Reynosa businessman. The suspects were identified as: Agustín Edmundo Torres Flores (San Juan, Texas) Cantalicia Cantú (McAllen, Texas) Francisca Dianey Martínez Hernández (Reynosa, Tamaulipas) Action 4 News reporter Victor Castillo will have... KGBT 4 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046536/posts#comment Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:25:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046519/posts MONTERREY, Mexico - Suspected drug gang hitmen shot dead a senior police commander in the violent Mexican state of Sinaloa on Wednesday, despite the arrival of hundreds of police reinforcements as killings surge. Gunmen shot dead Sinaloa's state police commander Salomon Diaz as he drove through a suburb of Culiacan, the state's capital and home to one of the country's main trafficking cartels. "He was shot in the stomach by gunmen with AK-47s," said a police spokesman who declined to be named. President Felipe Calderon has sent some 25,000 troops across Mexico to fight drug gangs but it has failed... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046519/posts#comment Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:27:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045956/posts A mentor to the generation of American generals who led the U.S. Army during World War II, including George C. Marshall, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Omar Bradley and George S. Patton. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045956/posts#comment Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:52:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046319/posts THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The World Court on Wednesday ordered the United States to do everything necessary to ensure five Mexicans on death row are not executed before the court makes a judgment in a dispute between the two countries. One of the five on death row, Jose Medellin, is due to die on August 5 in Texas. In 2004 the World Court found in favor of Mexico and ruled the United States had violated international law by failing to inform 51 Mexicans sentenced to death of their right to consular assistance and ordered the cases should be reviewed. Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046319/posts#comment Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:58:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046268/posts McCain at The Race conference: Capitulation complete; Update: Juan Hernandez to broker meeting with Morones? By Michelle Malkin • July 15, 2008 08:32 AM As expected, John McCain’s appearance at the annual convention of La Raza/The Race yielded no Hermana Souljah moments. Ed Morrissey points to McCain’s mild, almost apologetic rejoinder to open-borders zealot Enrique Morones and compares it to Barack Obama’s embrace of the radical activist. That’s a relief. But it’s the very least we could expect of a Republican candidate. And when you watch the clip Ed posted, you’ll notice that in response to Morones blasting our Border... MichelleMalkin.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046268/posts#comment Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:04:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046048/posts Recent attacks are a troubling sign innocents aren't off-limits MEXICO CITY — Many Mexicans have long shrugged off the violence shaking their country by telling themselves it only affects those involved in the narcotics trade and corrupt law enforcement officers. But innocent civilians, once considered largely off-limits, now find themselves increasingly targeted. In the past five days, two attacks in the Pacific Coast state of Sinaloa claimed the lives of perhaps more than a dozen people with no apparent connection to the drug trade — including at least four teens, a 12-year-old girl and a father-and-son team of university accounting... Houston Chronicle Mexico City Bureau http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046048/posts#comment Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:50:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045668/posts Federal officials said Monday that Gwinnett is now the focal point of competing metro area Mexican drug cartels trafficking cocaine and methamphetamines due to its burgeoning Hispanic population and transportation infrastructure. Gwinnett Daily Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045668/posts#comment Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:18:35 GMT