USA Today
Monday, August 15, 2011 - 00:00
Nearly a dozen people were slain in violent attacks over the weekend in the Pacific coast resort of Acapulco, police said Sunday.
Friday, July 29, 2011 - 00:00
The National Institute of Statistics and Geography recorded 24,374 homicides over the course of last year, a 23 percent increase from 19,803 in 2009.
Monday, July 18, 2011 - 00:00
Even in sleepy places such as Del Rio and Eagle Pass, Texas, and Nogales, Ariz., visiting Mexico is no longer an option.
Friday, July 15, 2011 - 00:00
Since 1998, Arizona cities within 30 miles of the Mexican border have among the lowest crime rates in the state, USA TODAY's analysis found.
Friday, July 15, 2011 - 00:00
Mexico's border with California — the birthplace of the 649-mile-long border fence being built by the USA— resembles a demilitarized zone.
Friday, July 15, 2011 - 00:00
The analysis found that rates of violent crime along the U.S.-Mexico border have been falling for years - even before the U.S. security buildup that has included thousands of law enforcement officers and expansion of a massive fence along the border.
Friday, July 15, 2011 - 00:00
Last year, one of the bloodiest years in the war involving rival drug cartels and the Mexican government, an estimated 3,400 people were killed in Ciudad Juarez. In El Paso, there were five, the fewest since 1964.
Friday, July 15, 2011 - 00:00
The necessary elements of comprehensive federal reform have long been apparent: secure borders, tough workplace enforcement, guest-worker programs and a path to legality for migrants already here who pay taxes and stay out of trouble.
Monday, April 4, 2011 - 00:00
Some, such as an interest group on the border and some members of Congress, are questioning whether those efforts to stop illegal immigrants from entering the country have come at the expense of the U.S.'s ability to stop the drugs.
Friday, March 18, 2011 - 00:00
National Guard troops that have helped beef up security along the southwestern border since last summer will leave as planned by the second week of June, the commander of the Arizona Guard told a House panel.