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National Defense July 2008 Stew Magnuson	Contentious Debate Over Border Fences Won't End Soon Dormant as a national issue until late 2005, securing the southern border suddenly became an intensely debated subject and a political hot potato.
Salon.com December 7, 2000 Richard Rodriguez	Prodigal father For decades, Mexico has looked down on Mexican-Americans, but its new president is challenging the nation to look to them instead...
National Defense April 2006 Stew Magnuson	Dangerous Water Crossings Expected to Rise While land-border crossings grab most of the media attention, almost forgotten by the public is the ocean route. But illegal immigrants chancing a water crossing can face deadly consequences.
Reason March 2002 Sara Rimensnyder	Porous Border How Mexican migrants change themselves -- and the U.S....
National Defense August 2007 Stew Magnuson	National Guard Plugs Gaps for Border Patrol in the Southwest The U.S. Border Patrol has asked the Guard members participating in Operation Jump Start to serve as their eyes and ears by manning spots along the road.
The Motley Fool January 16, 2007 Robert Aronen	Buy Mexico Now Many folks refuse to invest in Mexico because they fear crime and corruption will destroy their portfolio. Focus on the negative, and you could miss out on many potential rewards.
BusinessWeek July 18, 2005 Geri Smith	Work In The States, Build A Life In Mexico Monterrey-based Construmex has helped 4,500 migrants living in the U.S. build homes or small businesses in Mexico.
Inc. March 2007 Kevin Boyle	The Root Causes of Immigration As employers draw greater scrutiny for hiring undocumented workers, a way out of the current crisis may come from, of all places, Ireland.
National Defense August 2004 Joe Pappalardo	U.S.-Mexico Rapport Transformed by Terrorist Threat Efforts are under way on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border to reform the national security relationship between the two nations in response to increased terrorism fears.
National Defense August 2010 Stew Magnuson	Military Technology Considered For U.S. Border Surveillance Raven unmanned aerial vehicles, blimps with cameras that could peer into Mexico and electro-optical cameras are among the items that could be used on the border.
BusinessWeek January 9, 2006	Don't Fence Me In Mexico's President is opposed to the U.S. House of Representatives' approved plan to build 700 miles of high-tech fences along its southern border to keep out illegal migrants.
National Defense December 2010 Eric Beidel	With SBInet In Limbo, Border Technology Is Anyone's Game The Department of Homeland Security's program to deploy a network of cutting-edge cameras, sensors and communication technologies along the southwest border has hit its share of snags and more recently a wall.
BusinessWeek December 22, 2003 Smith & Lindblad	Mexico: Was NAFTA Worth It? A tale of what free trade can and cannot do.
National Defense June 2009 Stew Magnuson	Failures Reported in Key Component of U.S.-Mexico Border Fence The Project 28 virtual border fence in Arizona cannot currently deliver live streaming video to Border Patrol agents
National Defense December 2009 Stew Magnuson	Northcom, Mexican Military Sharing Counter-Drug Intel The military-to-military relationship between the United States and Mexico has never been better, said Air Force Gen. Victor Renuart, commander of U.S. Northern Command.
BusinessWeek August 1, 2005	Quiet Teamwork on Border Safety Mexico's Geronimo Gutierrez talks about the "underestimated" Security & Prosperity Partnership of North America.
Mother Jones Jul/Aug 2002 Tim Steller	A Thirst for Justice Since the late 1990s, hundreds of border crossers from Mexico have died from hypothermia and dehydration in American deserts. Reverend Robin Hoover of activist group Humane Borders explains how his group has helped prevent more deaths by the strategic placement of water tanks.
National Defense September 2009 Stew Magnuson	CBP Initiates Second Phase of New Surveillance System Customs and Border Protection is making a second attempt at deploying a high-tech camera system south of Tucson, Ariz. that is designed to help Border Patrol agents interdict illegal migrants and drug smugglers.
BusinessWeek August 1, 2005 Geri Smith	A Border Transformed Since 9/11, officials at the Laredo crossing have had two conflicting goals: Stop terrorists and keep trade flowing.
On Wall Street October 1, 2010 Milton Ezrati	Despite Violence, Mexico's Economy Begins to Improve Despite terrible problems, once the U.S. recovery begins to create jobs, remittances from Mexican nationals working north of the border will begin to add marginal momentum to Mexico's economic growth and, hence, to its market prospects.
National Defense July 2009 Stew Magnuson	Failures Reported in Key Component of U.S.-Mexico Electronic Fence The revelation that a highly touted component of the system does not work as promised came only days after the Obama administration announced that it is moving forward to expand the program to other areas along the southern border.
National Defense September 2009 Stew Magnuson	New Northern Border Camera System to Avoid Past Pitfalls The Border Patrol will be begin work this year to install a series of cameras north of Detroit with one motto in mind: keep it simple.
BusinessWeek August 4, 2003 Cooper & Madigan	Mexico: Hostage to Its Neighbor's Troubles Weak demand in the U.S. is becoming a big problem for Mexico's manufacturing sector.
National Defense September 2009 Stew Magnuson	Plans Under Way to Beef Up Porous Northern Border The northern border between the U.S. and Canada has its own set of issues in that the smuggling and drug trafficking is bi-directional. The administration intend to beef up security along this border.
National Defense August 2004 Joe Pappalardo	State, Locals on the Ground Taking Security Steps On the state and local levels, law enforcement and first responders know that cooperation is essential to saving lives. That principle is particularly relevant along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Bank Technology News September 2002 Karen Krebsbach	Following The Money Banks are gunning for a larger share of the $9.2 billion wired home annually by Mexican nationals in the U.S. But the Mexican government, with its own remittance plan, could be the dark horse in this race.
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2004	Department of Homeland Security uses Northrop Grumman UAV The Hunter UAV from Northrop Grumman, in helping the U.S. Department of Homeland Security protect the U.S.-Mexican border, will use optoelectronic infrared sensors to scan the Arizona border area 90 miles southeast of Tucson.
Real Travel Adventures May 2006 Karyn Dawn White	A Rush in the Canadian Wilds After three weeks of amazing adventures in the USA, only a week left to explore Canada was not simple feat.
Outside March 2003 Fen Montaigne	Hot Spot Question: Can adventure travel take root in struggling, war-ravaged countries where the smoke is still clearing? Test Case: The Republic of Georgia, home to unspoiled wilderness, beautiful mountains, and fugitive Chechen rebels and rumored Al Qaeda cells Answer: Good question!
National Defense December 2010 Karen L. Jones	A Single Recipe For Boosting the Economy, Fixing the Border and Making Clean Energy Setting up a renewable energy corridor near the Imperial County/Mexico border also offers important practical advantages
IndustryWeek January 11, 2012	Managing Security and Violence in Mexico Drug-related violence has U.S. manufacturers reviewing their strategies for operating in Mexico.
National Defense July 2008 Stew Magnuson	Cost of New Border Fencing Could Reach $47 Billion A series of cameras and sensors linked to Border Patrol vehicles and a command and control center south of Tucson, Ariz., was meant to serve as a test bed for a so-called virtual fence.
BusinessWeek July 1, 2010 Crayton Harrison	Landon Donovan: Mexican Marketers' Bad Guy The U.S.-Mexico rivalry makes Donovan the perfect bad guy for Mexican marketers.
National Defense November 2011 Stew Magnuson	Border Patrol to Unveil New Strategy, Doctrine The Border Patrol will release a revamped strategy by the end of the year that will reflect new realities on the ground as well as the influx of technologies it has received during the past decade.
National Defense August 2004 Joe Pappalardo	Asa Hutchinson Watchful of the Diplomacy of Security The border between Mexico and the United States is more than a massive stretch of arid land. It's also the 2,000-mile long nexus of homeland security and international diplomacy.
The Motley Fool August 26, 2010 Tim Hanson	Beware of Mexico Why investors should tread carefully when it comes to this emerging market on the U.S. border.
BusinessWeek December 22, 2003 Geri Smith	It May Be Time for a "NAFTA Plus" To reap the pact's true potential, many officials and experts say it needs to be implemented on a broader scale.
IDB America October 2001 Peter Bate	A river of gold The money that migrants send home buoys families and bolsters national economies. Can it do more?
Wired August 2003 Michael Mechanic	Beyond the Wall Infrared surveillance cams. Seismic field sensors. Real-time data maps. Welcome to the new US Border Patrol.
National Defense April 2011 Stew Magnuson	Sociologist's Book Documents DHS' Virtual Border Wall Failures Robert Lee Maril has written, "The Fence: National Security, Public Safety, and Illegal Immigration along the U.S.-Mexico Border," an investigation of Customs and Border Protection's controversial Secure Border Initiative program, and its efforts to construct a so-called "virtual" wall in Arizona.
National Defense August 2007 Stew Magnuson	Border Patrol Still Looking For the Ultimate Tough Truck If a manufacturer has built an off-road truck tough enough to withstand the punishment the Border Patrol inflicts on its vehicles, the agency would like to see it.
National Defense March 2005 Joe Pappalardo	U.S.-Canadian Border Crossings to Tighten Security The bridges and border control stations on the U.S.-Canada border are undergoing strategic overhauls, not only to increase security but also to ensure rapid throughput of commercial traffic, leaders from both nations recently announced.
National Defense August 2013 Stew Magnuson	New Border Technology Programs Seek to Avoid Mistakes of the Past Before Congress took up legislation this year, Customs and Border Protection had already embarked on another effort to employ fixed-site sensors to help Border Patrol agents catch smugglers and illegal immigrants.
BusinessWeek December 22, 2003 Geri Smith	Fox: "Mexico Is a True Business Partner" Mexico's President says the key is to see NAFTA as "an association seeking prosperity among the three countries."
BusinessWeek August 16, 2004 Geri Smith	Made In The Maquilas Again A stronger U.S. economy and cheaper peso bring made-for-export factories back to life in Mexico.
The Motley Fool September 17, 2007 Rich Duprey	You Take a Siesta, You Lose Mexico's robust market is full of opportunities, such as wireless telecom America Movil, convenience store operator FEMSA, and Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico. Investors, have a look.
BusinessWeek October 10, 2005 Paul Magnusson	Whipsawed On The Border As illegal aliens pour in, the interests of business and ire of U.S. citizens are colliding.
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