US efforts to record weapons sales under fire
A plan to help curb drug trafficking in Mexico by requiring US gun dealers to record certain weapons sales is under fire © AFP/Getty Images/Illustration…
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US extends National Guard stay on Mexico border
A National Guardsman watches over the US border © AFP/Getty Images/File John Moore AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) – The 1,200 National Guard soldiers deployed to the…
US proposal would require immigration database
Pins in a map mark the origins of immigrants © AFP/Getty Images/File John Moore AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) – Republican lawmakers proposed Wednesday to require all…
US, Mexico build police academy in anti-drug effort
Editor’s Note: Throwing good money after bad in the war on drugs to fight the supply chain. Never mind that the magnet of demand is…
US lawmakers urge terrorist label for Mexican cartels
A broken windshield © AFP/File AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) – Key US lawmakers urged Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in a letter released Friday to support…
US drones ‘over Mexico to track drug lords’
© AFP/File Joel Saget AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) – The United States has begun sending unarmed drones deep into Mexico to gather intelligence about powerful drug…
Expanding U.S.-Mexico Economic and Security Cooperation
image source: Be Your Own Leader Dana Gabriel Be Your Own Leader There were growing concerns over drug violence prior to the recent U.S.-Mexico summit,…
Border Patrol Agent Fired For Views On Drug Legalization Files Lawsuit
Lucia Graves Huffington Post In September of 2009, border patrol agent Bryan Gonzalez was fired for expressing his views on drug legalization to a fellow…
Mexico’s New Biometric Identity Card For All by 2012
The National Identity Card includes Complete Biometrics of all school children and adults by 2012. Alexander Backman Coup Media Councilors and legislators involved in the…
Feds want reporting for high-powered rifle sales
Alicia A. Caldwell Associated Press The federal agency that monitors gun sales wants weapons dealers near the Mexican border to start reporting multiple sales of…
Mexico sending more troops to violent border zone
image source E. Eduardo Castillo Associated Press MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s violent northeastern corner near the U.S. border will get a boost in troops and…
Illinois Pays More Than Mexico as Cash-Strapped States Sell Bonds Overseas
William Selway Bloomberg Illinois capital-markets director John Sinsheimer and Citigroup Inc. bankers took a globe-girdling trip from the U.K. to China in June to persuade…
Iris Scanning Set To Secure City in Mexico, Then the World
Coming to see you soon Aaron Saenz Singularity Hub The million-plus citizens of Leon, Mexico are set to become the first example of a city secured…
Mexico Drug Violence Has Killed 28,000, President Considers Legalization Debate
Associated Press MEXICO CITY — President Felipe Calderon said he would consider a debate on legalizing drugs Tuesday as his government announced that more than…