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 News Around the Republic of Mexico | April 2007 
News Along the Borders
 Newswires
The mass influx of illegal immigrants across Mexico's southern border and the level of violence and corruption there is the unhappy focus of authorities; a newspaper journalist is abducted by several men in the border city of Agua Prieta; and residents US/MEX Naco play a game of volleyball over the border fence that divides the two towns.
Mexican Border Corruption Descried
Prensa Latina
The mass influx of illegal immigrants across Mexico's southern border and the level of violence and corruption there was the unhappy focus of authorities Monday, who are pessimistic about finding solutions.
Mexico's Interior Ministry admitted there is still no sign of solution to the problem, nor others such as drug trafficking and arms trade.
Undersecretary of Population, Migration and Religious Affairs Florencio Salazar told Prensa Latina that later this month, that entity will revise the comprehensive program for the border Mexico shares with Guatemala and Belize.
He said the plan will be submitted to Congress, and predicted it would contain imposition of severe fines to discourage entering Mexican territory illegally.
It would also involve a five-year visa for professional work in Mexico and extension of temporary work programs for Central Americans.
Salazar explained that they are trying to multiply vigilance for a better level of security with respect for human rights and the agreements signed in the region.
Mexico is the key country in the new strategy of US security in Central America to provide absolute security of its own borders.
Journalist Goes Missing on Mexico-US Border
Associated Press
Hermosillo, Mexico - A newspaper journalist was abducted by several men in the Mexican City of Agua Prieta, over the border from Douglas, Arizona, police said.
Saul Noe Martinez Ortega, an editor of the Interdiario de Agua Prieta, was forced into a car and driven away from the center of the city on Monday, said Jose Larrinaga, a spokesman for Sonora state police.
Police did not immediately know the motive for the abduction, he said.
Press groups say Mexico has become the most dangerous place to work in the Western hemisphere because of the threat of violent drug gangs.
It's a Handy Way to Avoid Travel Costs
Dwight Perry - Seattle Times
When it comes to home-and-home scheduling, this borders on ingenious.
Residents of Naco, Ariz., played a game of volleyball against their neighbors in Naco, Mexico — with the rusty, chain-link border fence that divides the two towns serving as the net.
"For us, it represents the celebration of the union of two countries," Jose Lorenzo Villegas, the mayor of Mexico's Naco, told Reuters. "What's unusual is that both the Mexican and U.S. teams are playing at home."
No word on whether the U.S. Border Patrol encountered any net violations. |
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