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CAIRO, March 24 (UPI) -- Arab foreign ministers met in Cairo Monday and, as expected, condemned U.S. aggression on Iraq and called on coalition forces to cease their strikes and pull out. "We call on all forces to withdraw from Iraq and put an end to this attack," said Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa at the news conference following the meeting. The final statement also called on Arab states to "refrain from participating" in any attack. As in the last summit early this month, the wording was vague enough so as not to include a direct attack on countries such...

Bush opens border to Mexican trucks Online Exclusive, Nov 27 2002 U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta today directed the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to act on the 130 applications received thus far from Mexico-domiciled truck and bus companies seeking to transport international cargo in cross-border services in the United States or to provide regular route services between Mexico and the United States. Secretary Mineta's action was prompted today when President Bush modified the moratorium on granting operating authority to Mexican motor carriers. The President's action means that the United States has fulfilled its...

El Paso law-enforcement officials who are cracking down on sex offenders, particularly those who target children, have a strong argument for keeping out-of-town sex offenders from being dumped in the Sun City: the border. The border makes it easy for parolees and probationers to commit crimes outside the view of U.S. officials who are charged with supervising them. Although state and county law officers said parolees and probationers are not allowed to travel to Juárez, we know from arrests at the international bridges by the Immigration and Naturalization Service that they do. Likewise, the border adds another challenge to communities...

Immigration aiding, abetting terrorism? New study fuels open-border versus 'restrictionist' debate Posted: May 22, 2002 5:00 p.m. Eastern By Diana Lynne © 2002 WorldNetDaily.com Foreign-born Islamic terrorists have used almost every conceivable means of entering the United States, according to a study released today, which concludes every aspect of the immigration system has been penetrated and, therefore, needs reform. Contrary to the recent uproar over INS slip-ups with temporary visas, which was prompted by the fact that the Sept. 11 hijackers entered the country on temporary visas, more militant Islamic terrorists in the U.S. since 1993 have been naturalized citizens...

A routine traffic stop by a state trooper led to the seizure of more than 1,600 pounds of marijuana and 24.3 pounds of cocaine, and the arrest of three undocumented immigrants from Mexico, officials said. Rene Obregon, 21, Bernardo Santillana, 59, and a 17-year-old man were arrested Wednesday afternoon by troopers from the Texas Department of Public Safety's Narcotics Service. The three men were charged with possession of cocaine with the intent to deliver more than 400 grams, and with possession of marijuana more than 50 but less than 2,000 pounds. About 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, a highway patrol officer attempted...