Border Control

Testimony: Dr. Duncan Wood, Director, Mexico Institute, Woodrow Wilson International Center, to the Western Hemisphere Subcommittee on "Security in Mexico"
Friday, June 21, 2013 - 00:00
The coordinating theme is to be seen most clearly in the operation of the Pacto por Mexico, a coordinating mechanism between Mexico’s major political parties that has achieved considerable success in getting reforms passed though the congress and includ
Panama, Colombia to Set up Joint Military Base in the Border
Friday, June 21, 2013 - 00:00
The mission of the base will be to fight drug trafficking, human trade and other crimes linked to organized crime.
Testimony: Assistant Secretary of State Roberta S. Jacobson to Western Hemisphere Subcommittee on "Security Cooperation in Mexico"
Friday, June 21, 2013 - 00:00
Since the Merida Initiative was announced in 2007, we have based our cooperation with Mexico on the recognition that our countries share responsibility for combating transnational criminal networks and for protecting our citizens from the crime, cor
Testimony: Ambassador William R. Brownfield to Western Hemisphere Subcommittee on "Security Cooperation in Mexico"
Friday, June 21, 2013 - 00:00
President Pena Nieto and his Administration are committed to continuing our close collaboration on security issues under the four-pillar Merida framework, with a sharper focus on crime prevention and rule of law.
Marijuana dominates drug seizures along US-Mexico border
Thursday, June 20, 2013 - 00:00
The total collected from 2005 to 2011? More than 17 million pounds.
Perils en route to US mean more Central Americans now pin hopes on Mexico
Friday, June 14, 2013 - 00:00
Long an advocate for immigrant rights in the US, Mexico is increasingly following its northern neighbor's footsteps, opting for apprehensions and heightened security along its southern border
How Immigration Reform Will Put Migrants' Lives at Risk
Friday, June 14, 2013 - 00:00
While many progressives have accepted border security measures as the tradeoff for achieving immigration reform, we know that the terms of this compromise will be paid in blood
Shootings by Agents Increase Border Tensions
Wednesday, June 12, 2013 - 00:00
Those shootings - sometimes during confrontations that began with assaults on agents, other times under less clear circumstances - have bolstered criticism of agents and customs officers who operate along the United States-Mexico border
Border Drones Fly Into Fight Over Immigration
Wednesday, June 12, 2013 - 00:00
Supporters say that means more drones are needed. But critics argue there's no evidence the drones already flying are cost-effective
Se 'fichara' a migrantes que lleguen por la frontera sur
Tuesday, June 11, 2013 - 00:00
El programa cuenta con recursos de la Iniciativa Merida y permitira identificar a traves de iris, huellas dactilares y fotografias a toda persona que cruce hacia territorio nacional

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