The Houston Chronicle
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 - 00:00
There is a need for comprehensive immigration reform because our immigration system is broken. But if that reform is tied to border security, fixing the system is a dream deferred.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - 00:00
The abduction and death of Sergio Saucedo is one of the few cases of spillover violence directly linked to Mexican drug cartels.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - 00:00
Venezuela turned over a Colombian drug suspect to U.S. authorities Monday and sent five other suspects to the Netherlands and Colombia.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - 00:00
A human rights activist from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, says she fears being murdered and wants asylum in the United States.
Friday, March 4, 2011 - 00:00
President Barack Obama said Thursday that the United States is seeking the extradition of the suspect arrested in Mexico in the killing of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent.
Friday, March 4, 2011 - 00:00
President Barack Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderon on Thursday agreed tentatively to open up U.S. highways to Mexican trucks.
Thursday, March 3, 2011 - 00:00
Calderon called U.S. ambassador Carlos Pascual "ignorant" in a Mexican newspaper interview last week, a reaction to American diplomatic cables published by Wikileaks.
Thursday, February 24, 2011 - 00:00
In its annual report issued Wednesday, CBP says the 2010 border apprehensions amount to a third of what they were at their peak. In 2005, Border Patrol detained 1,189,000 illegal immigrants.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011 - 00:00
Calderon was reacting to a barrage of analytic cables - some signed by Pascual, others by senior embassy officials - that discuss the perceived shortcomings of Mexico's intelligence services, the conduct of its army in Calderon's anti-crime campaign and t
Thursday, February 17, 2011 - 00:00
"I think the response needs to be heavy handed by the United States," said McCaul. "This is an attack on the United States."