Reuters reports on in internal Homeland Security review of the costs and timeline for building a wall on the U.S./Mexico border. DHS estimates the cost at over $21B and the project to take between three to four years. Of course, these numbers far exceed the optimistic projections that have been stated up to this point,…
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Mining Spill Near U.S. Border Closes 88 Schools, Leaves Thousands Of Mexicans Without Water
An acid spill from a large copper mine in northern Mexico is keeping 88 schools closed starting Monday due to uncertainty over the safety of drinking water. The 12-day-old spill, which sent 10 million gallons (40,000 cubic meters) of toxic wastewater into portions of the Bacanuchi and Sonora rivers, may keep schools closed for over…
GOP’s problem with Latinos — as big as Texas
I remember the reader who, sweet as you please, wrote to tell me: “I think most people who read your columns understand that you’re pro-Mexican invasion because you’re Mexican.” U.S. Senate candidate Ted Cruz is not Mexican. Nor is he Mexican-American. He is Cuban-American. And a funny thing happened to him on his way to…
Obama set to outpace Bush on deportations
President Barack Obama says he backs immigration reform, announcing last month an initiative to ease deportation policies, but he has sent home more than 1 million illegal immigrants in 2 1/2 years — on pace to deport more in one term than George W. Bush did in two. The Obama administration had deported…