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NAFTA, Inequality and Immigration
 Laura Carlsen
In June I took a television crew out to Cabeza de Juárez, a sprawling public housing project on the outskirts of Mexico City. Here families live on the edge of survival - the precariousness of their lives makes them a sensitive barometer of changes in the Mexican economy.
The Other Arms Race
 The Baltimore Sun
Assault weapons are so readily available in the US that Mexican drug lords are smuggling them across the border, circumventing Mexico's tough gun laws and exacerbating the violence there, according to Mexican and US officials.
Politicizing Mexico's Natural Disaster
 Allan Wall
The reconstruction work ahead in Tabasco is enormous, and looks to be expensive. Mexicans in the rest of the country have been generous, sending food and supplies. So, amidst all this Mexican solidarity, politics have been cast aside, right? Well, no, not entirely.
Creativity or Chicanery?
 Alan Burkhart
Cass County, ND Sheriff Paul D. Laney recently used a rather creative sting operation to nab 3 dozen non-violent fugitives. Okay, good for him. Get the crooks off the street. It is important however, to note exactly how he went about it.
The Irony of Immigration Reform
 Dan K. Thomasson
Immigration is a quandary of such physical, economic and social magnitude as to defy any easy solution - 12 million illegal aliens straining institutions at the same time they are providing us with a critical labor force willing to perform the often mundane and difficult tasks that most legitimate Americans scorn.
Political "Solutions"
 Thomas Sowell
It is remarkable how many political "solutions" today are dealing with problems created by previous political "solutions." Three examples that come to mind immediately are the housing market crisis, the wildfires in southern California, and the water shortages in the west.
Remembering the Dead With Joy on Their Day
 Becky O’Malley
Today, Nov.2, is the date called All Souls Day in my childhood. In the spirit of the day, in my restrained Anglo way, I’ve been building altars in my head to the memory of those now gone whose lives cheered mine while they were here.
“Plan Mexico” Claims its First Victims in the Murky Floodwaters of Tabasco
 Greg Berger
Villahermosa, the capital of Tabasco State, is currently underwater. The heaviest rains in memory have thrust the waters of at least seven rivers in the State above their banks. Just like we saw in New Orleans in the days following Hurricane Katrina, countless lives have surely been swallowed by the muddy waters.
US War Protests: Why No Coverage?
 Jerry Lanson
Coordinated antiwar protests in at least 11 American cities this weekend raised anew an interesting question about the nature of news coverage: Are the media ignoring rallies against the Iraq war because of their low turnout or is the turnout dampened by the lack of news coverage?
Mexico Needs US Aid to Combat Drug Lords, Cartels
 Tucson Citizen
Congress should approve $500 million to help Mexico combat its drug cartels, which have been terrorizing our borderlands with unprecedented violence, including killings of police chiefs in Sonora.
The GOP's Pissed-Off Right Wing
 Dan K. Thomasson
It's almost like they (the conservative wing of the Republican Party) are willing to stay home next year and concede the White House to Hillary Clinton rather than vote for one of their party's own who they don't see as reliable on the social issues.
Chinese Were 1st 'Illegal Immigrants'
 Leon Metz
The Chinese were the first "illegal aliens" slipping into the United States, usually first migrating "legally" to Mexico, then slipping north toward the international border where they crossed into the United States.
A Bilingual America
 Jo
I remember my second-semester Spanish professor telling us something early in our class. She said, "America is becoming a bilingual country. Your communication skills will put you a step ahead of everyone else." What she said was essentially, true.
Why Those Who Love America Are Feeling Brokenhearted
 Andrew Greeley
I am ashamed for America. Note carefully that I do not say I am ashamed of America. I am ashamed for America because all the evil done in the nation's name in recent years is turning off the light on the mountaintop.
Disasters in the Making
 Matthew Yglesias
Horrible as the disaster currently unfolding as southern California may be, and as striking the parallel images of huddled masses of refugees finding shelter in a huge stadium, the wildfires have surprisingly little in common with Hurricane Katrina in terms of the efficacy of the disaster response.
Revealing the Fox
 Paul D. Perry
I was a little concerned about the title that former President of Mexico Vicente Fox chose for his book, “Revolution of Hope: The Life, Faith, and Dreams of a Mexican President.” Ironically, this autobiography’s first printing is available in English only. Obviously we in the United States are the target audience.
That Old Time Religion
 NYTimes
President Bush was back in campaign mode this week, resurrecting two tried-and-true red-meat issues to rally the cadres in his dispirited Republican Party — fervent supporters of missile defense and of squeezing Fidel Castro’s Cuba. Seven years in the White House have done nothing to change his views. Campaigning now for his legacy, he is still wrong on both issues.
You'd Be Surprised To Find Out Who Was, or Is, 'Illegal'
 Dick Hagerty
"Undocumented." "Illegal." "Alien." These are very harsh words to describe a large sector of our California population. But, when taken as individuals, you will find them to be a very genial, productive and law-abiding group of people.
Czar Chertoff
 The Baltimore Sun
If you were under the impression that the "decider" in this country is the president, the Congress, the courts, the voters or some combination thereof, you would be wrong. Turns out, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff calls the shots.
Bush's Out-of-Control War
 Capitol Hill Blue
The cost of President George W. Bush's illegal and immoral war in Iraq - in both dollars and American lives - continues to spiral out of control. Bush not only wants to send more and more Americans into harm's way in his war. He wants to spend more and more money to fund his failing efforts.
Cannibalism and Mexico: Just When We Thought Sanitation Was the Worst of It
 Eric Martinez
This past week a Mexican poet and aspiring horror novelist created his own real-life arena of macabre by eating his girlfriend. Actually, Jose Luis Calva of Mexico City told police he had boiled some of his girlfriend’s flesh but that he hadn’t eaten it. Why the withdrawal of guilt?
Legal Farm Workforce a Memory and a Dream
 Don Curlee
Without having talked to all 80,000 of California's farmers it can't be known, but it's a good bet that very few if any of them have ever hired illegal workers because they were illegal. The better assumption is that they hired them because they were available.
Promised Social Change in Ecuador
 Stephen Lendman
Raphael Correa was elected Ecuador's president last November and took office January 15 promising social change. He's the country's eighth president in the last decade including three previous ones driven from office by mass street protest opposition against their misrule and public neglect. Correa must now deliver.
Are Mexican Soldiers Aiding Drug Smugglers on the Border?
 Allan Wall
Among the many problems on the US-Mexico border is that of reported Mexican military incursions onto the US side of the border. These incidents raise disturbing questions about US-Mexican relations and the two nations' wars on the drug cartels.
'Does SPP + TTC + NAFTA = NAU ?'
 William D. Bailey
In 1799, in a communication to Elbridge Gerry, Thomas Jefferson said the following: “I am for free commerce with all nations, political connection with none, and little or no diplomatic establishment.” This statement by Jefferson has a profound bearing on the title of this article.
Stop the Killing and Polluting
 Jose Perez
War, genocide, terrorism, global warming, world hunger and thirst, overcrowded prisons, pandemic drug addiction and aids – the bleakest of times in the life of this senior citizen.
No Match, No Papers, No Problem
 Bonnie Erbe
It is said politics makes strange bedfellows. In this case, let's call it bizarre bedfellows. There are few issues on which I normally agree with Colorado conservative Rep. Tom Tancredo. But when it comes to illegal immigration, we're somewhat in sync.
Stars and Gripes
 Edwin Decker
Probably by now you’ve heard of the U.S. Army veteran named Jim Broussard who recently cut down a couple of flags above a Reno bar because the bar owner (a Mexican-American) was flying a Mexican flag above the Stars and Stripes.
Is Jon Stewart Going Soft?
 Randy Shaw
During the 2004 election campaign, Jon Stewart’s The Daily Show became the single most watched news source among young people. Stewart is an outspoken critic of the Iraq war, and routinely ridicules the Bush Administration and Republican priorities. But in recent weeks, the Stewart show has taken a new turn.
The Politics of Faith
 Paul C. Campos
The sociologist Peter Berger once observed that, if India is the world's most religious country and Sweden the least, the United States is a country of Indians ruled by Swedes.
Position Paper on NAFTA and the North American Union
 John Wallace
The term 'Free Trade' is usually defined as the absence of tariffs, quotas, or other governmental barriers to international trade. There is no doubt that many recent free trade agreements have not been very good for the American worker.
Just What Is a Hispanic?
 Harry C. Alford
It is a nouveau term cultivated from the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Prior to that, Mexican-Americans demanded to be listed as Caucasian on government applications, etc.
What Made Madrazo Cut and Run?
 David Gaddis Smith
Former Mexican presidential candidate Roberto Madrazo, whose first-place showing in his age category in the Sept. 30 Berlin Marathon was disqualified Monday because he did not run the entire 26.2-mile course, now claims he never planned to complete it because he was suffering from exhaustion.
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