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 News Around the Americas
Returned Migrants Grow Desperate Waiting for Cuban OK to Leave
 Associated Press
A group of Cuban migrants sent home in January after reaching an abandoned bridge in the Florida Keys said Monday their own government has not given them approval to leave more than six months after they received U.S. visas to emigrate.more »»»
Mexico Criticizes Plan for Border Fence
 Ioan Grillo
Mexico sent a diplomatic note to the U.S. government on Monday saying a plan to build hundreds of miles of fencing on their common border would damage relations.more »»»
Stung by Criticism, Bush Calls for Offensive "Across the World"
 Maxim Kniazkov
US President George W. Bush called for fighting America's enemies "across the world" as he stepped up his counteroffensive following charges that his policies were breeding a new generation of Islamic terrorists. more »»»
Mexico Urges Bush to Veto U.S. Border Fence Bill
 Reuters
Mexico pleaded with President Bush on Monday to veto a Senate proposal to build a new fence to keep illegal immigrants out, saying it could backfire by making the border more dangerous.more »»»
US Border City Declares Itself Sanctuary for Illegal Immigrants
 AFP
A southern California city on the Mexican border declared itself a sanctuary for illegal immigrants, prohibiting local authorities from collaborating with federal immigration officials.more »»»
Fruit Left to Rot as US Farmers Struggle with Labor Shortage
 Rob Woollard
Tougher US-Mexico border controls are having an acute impact on American produce growers, farmers groups say, with tonnes of fruit and vegetables left rotting amid crippling labor shortages.more »»»
Hundreds Arrested in Week of Anti-War Actions
 Haider Rizvi
Demonstrations, marches, rallies, vigils and prayer meetings continue to take place in dozens of cities across the United States this week as part of a nationwide campaign aiming to force the administration of Bush and Congress to end the U.S. occupation of Iraq.more »»»
Congress OKs Delay on Border Passports
 Douglas Turner
The House overwhelmingly passed a homeland security spending bill Friday that could delay until June 1, 2009, a mandate that Americans obtain passports or similar identification to cross the Canadian and Mexican borders.more »»»
Rival to Panama Canal Planned
 Hector Tobar & Chris Kraul
Seeking to cash in on booming Asian exports, Nicaragua will announce a $20-billion proposal next week to build a canal linking the Pacific and the Atlantic oceans that would accommodate ships too large to use the Panama Canal, Nicaraguan officials said Friday.more »»»
US Congress Votes to Build Border Fence with Mexico
 Charlotte Raab
The US Congress has taken a symbolic step toward resolving the problem of illegal immigration by approving a bill that calls for building a fence along more than one-third of the US-Mexican border to stem the flow of illegal immigrants.more »»»
U.S. Border Fence Bill Clears Senate Hurdle
 Reuters
A bill authorizing construction of a fence along the U.S. border with Mexico advanced in the U.S. Senate on Thursday as Republican backers pushed to get an immigration measure to President George W. Bush's desk before the November 7 elections.more »»»
White House Refuses to Release Full NIE Report
 Associated Press
The White House refused Wednesday to release in full a previously secret intelligence assessment that depicts a growing terrorist threat and has fueled the election-season fight over the Iraq war.more »»»
Five Nations To Tax Airfare To Raise Funds For AIDS Drugs
 Celia W. Dugger
A group of countries led by France plan to raise at least $300 million next year, mostly through taxes on airline tickets, to help pay for the treatment of children with AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.more »»»
Read It Yourself, Says Bush as Threat Report Made Public
 Tim Reid
President Bush took the extraordinary step last night of authorising the public release of his government's classified terror threat assessment, a move that seemed to bolster claims by his opponents that the Iraq war was fueling global terrorism.more »»»
AWOL Soldier to Surrender at Army Base
 Robert Jablon
Army Spc. Agustin Aguayo, 34, an army medic who jumped out of a window and fled rather than serve a second tour in Iraq because he believes war is immoral, said this week that he will surrender to face possible court-martial.more »»»
Border Fence Still Roils GOP in House, Senate
 Carolyn Lochhead
Senate and House Republicans seeking broad changes in immigration law conceded Tuesday that a 700-mile fence on the Mexican boarder will probably pass the Senate this week, but warned the fence will not stop illegal immigration.more »»»
Mexican Diplomat Slams Border Policy
 Angela Woodall
The border crackdown on illegal immigration from Mexico is creating a black market in workers who are vulnerable to violence and exploitation, a high-ranking Mexican diplomat said Tuesday.more »»»
Narcotics Seizures on Rise Along Border
 David McLemore
With the fiscal year almost over, Customs and Border Protection's Laredo sector saw its heroin seizures jump 40 percent. Seizures of undeclared currency, frequently a measure of illegal drug proceeds headed south, jumped 72 percent to nearly $10 million.more »»»
More Drug Cash Leaving U.S. for Mexico by Car
 Joe Cantlupe
Cash smugglers exporting illegal-drug profits from the United States to Mexico have steadily reduced their use of aircraft since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, fearing increased scrutiny at U.S. airports, authorities say.more »»»
Anger at US Policies more Strident at UN
 Glenn Kessler
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad grabbed headlines last week by blasting U.S. policies from the dais of the U.N. General Assembly. But while their words were harsh, in many ways they merely expressed in bolder terms what a number of other world leaders and foreign diplomats believe.more »»»
Bush Ready to OK Border Barrier
 Charles Hurt
President Bush will sign the bill to construct 700 miles of fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border if it is approved by the Senate, the White House said, as Congress continued drafting more legislation to combat illegal immigration.more »»»
War Price on US Lives Equal to 9/11
 Calvin Woodward
Now the death toll is 9/11 times two. U.S. military deaths from Iraq and Afghanistan now match those of the most devastating terrorist attack in America's history, the trigger for what came next. Add casualties from chasing terrorists elsewhere in the world, and the total has passed the Sept. 11 figure.more »»»
US Week of Withdrawal From Iraq Protests Begin
 Sue Anne Pressley Montes
A group of ministers, veterans and peace activists attempted to deliver a "declaration of peace" to the White House today, kicking off a week of vigils and other activities in 350 communities across the country calling for the prompt withdrawal of US troops from Iraq.more »»»
UN's Concerned Over Iraqi Killings
 BBC News
The indiscriminate killing of civilians by death squads, insurgents and militias in Iraq has reached unprecedented levels, the UN says. Almost 3,600 civilians were killed in July and over 3,000 in August, says the UN's Assistance Mission for Iraq in a new report on human rights.more »»»
Claim 9/11 Terrorists Were Identified Is Rejected
 Philip Shenon
The US Defense Department's inspector general this week dismissed claims by military officers and others who had insisted that a secret Pentagon program identified Mohamed Atta and other terrorists involved in the Sept. 11 attacks before the attacks occurred.more »»»
Only 25% in US Poll Approve of the Congress
 Adam Nagourney & Janet Elder
With barely seven weeks until the midterm elections, Americans have an overwhelmingly negative view of the Republican-controlled Congress, with substantial majorities saying that they disapprove of the job it is doing and that its members do not deserve re-election.more »»»
US Wants More Mexican Forces in Border Drug City
 Reuters
The United States asked Mexico on Thursday to send federal security forces back to the border city of Nuevo Laredo, which is still struggling with drug violence despite a security crackdown last year.more »»»
Canada May Protest US Treatment of Tortured Man
 Reuters
A formal Canadian protest to Washington appeared to be planned on this week as the result of an official inquiry into the U.S. deportation in 2002 of a Canadian citizen to Syria, where he was subsequently tortured.more »»»
US House Passes Voter ID Bill
 Jim Abrams
The House voted Wednesday to require Americans to show proof of citizenship in order to vote, and the Senate moved to build a 700-mile fence along the Mexican border as Republicans sharpened attacks on illegal immigration before the midterm elections.more »»»
Senate Takes Up US-Mexico Border Fence
 Andrew Taylor
The US Senate Wednesday took up a bill to erect a fence along one-third of the U.S.-Mexico border as GOP leaders conceded that efforts to enact a comprehensive immigration reform law are dead for the year.more »»»
Report Criticizes US in Torture Case
 Rob Gillies
The United States "very likely" sent a Canadian software engineer to Syria, where he was tortured, based on the false accusation by Canadian authorities that he was suspected of links to al-Qaida, according to a new government report.more »»»
Drug War, Violence Lead to Mexico Travel Alert
 Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Public sources suggest that narcotics-related violence has claimed 1,500 lives in Mexico this year. An escalating drug war and a sharp increase in 'brutal violence' in Mexico have prompted the United States government to issue a travel alert to Americans, particularly those going to Nuevo Laredo.more »»»
Accused Mexican Drug Figure Pleads Innocent in US
 Reuters
Francisco Rafael Arellano-Felix, the oldest of four brothers accused of operating one of Mexico's most infamous drug cartels, pleaded not guilty on Monday to 26-year-old drug charges.more »»»
US Senate to Consider Border Fence Bill
 Suzanne Gamboa
The Senate will consider a bill calling for erecting 700 miles of fencing on the U.S-Mexican border, a proposal that has been approved twice by the House. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist used a legislative maneuver to get the bill to the floor as early as Wednesday.more »»»
Church May Fight IRS Summons Over Anti-War Sermon
 Scott Glover & Louis Sahagun
A liberal Pasadena, CA church facing an IRS investigation over alleged politicking sounded a defiant note Sunday, with its leaders and many congregants saying the probe amounted to an assault on their constitutional rights and that they were inclined to defy the agency's request for documents.more »»»
400-Foot Tunnel Discovered at US-Mexico Border
 AP
A 400-foot tunnel was discovered Monday in Southern California along the U.S.-Mexico border that authorities believe was used to funnel drugs between the two countries.more »»»
More Mexican Migrants Speak No Spanish
 Joseph B. Frazier
Immigrants who have not adopted Spanish or English can struggle to find housing, jobs and fair interest rates, advocate groups say. Navigating the legal system is tricky — sometimes it's difficult just to communicate.more »»»
Picket of the Mexican Embassy in London
 Morning Star
Solidarity campaigners picketed the Mexican embassy in London on Saturday to protest against the decision by the country's electoral tribunal to declare right-wing candidate Felipe Calderon the winner of July's tainted general election.more »»»
Raúl Castro Raps US Policy
 Gary Marx
Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro failed to appear yesterday at the non aligned summit but his stand-in, younger brother Raúl Castro, delivered a fiery speech blaming the United States for a plethora of global problems.more »»»
World Bank Lists Failing Nations That Can Breed Global Terrorism
 Karen DeYoung
The number of weak and poorly governed nations that can provide a breeding ground for global terrorism has grown sharply over the past three years, despite increased Western efforts to improve conditions in such states, according to a new World Bank report.more »»»
Nobel Laureates Ask Youth to Push Peace
 Associated Press
Nobel Peace Prize laureates criticized the United States and the Bush administration Friday as they kicked off a conference dedicated to promoting peace and calling the world's youth to action.more »»»
Vietnam-era Marine Deserter Caught at Border
 Reuters
U.S. border agents arrested a Marine deserter wanted for the last 40 years as he drove into California from Mexico, the Customs and Border Protection agency said on Friday.more »»»
Americans Warned to be Careful when Traveling to Mexico
 S. Lynne Walker
The U.S. Ambassador to Mexico on Thursday advised U.S. citizens to exercise extreme caution when traveling in Mexico because of a rise in "brutal violence," often linked to drug trafficking.more »»»
Former Texas Governor Ann Richards Dies
 Wayne Slater
Former Gov. Ann Richards, who opened the doors of state government to women and minorities and won national celebrity with her lively humor and Texas twang, died at her home. She was 73.more »»»
Mexico Drug Violence "Boiling Over": U.S. Official
 Greg Brosnan
Violence between rival Mexican drug cartels is "boiling over" as a wave of grisly murders shocks even hardened law enforcement agents, a senior U.S. anti-narcotics official said on Thursday.more »»»
US House Approves US-Mexico Border Fence
 Suzanne Gamboa
The House voted for the second time in a year to erect a fence along a third of the U.S.-Mexican border, part of a Republican effort to keep illegal immigration an issue before voters.more »»»
US-Mexico Border Deaths Double in 10 Years: US Congress
 AFP
The number of deaths among would-be immigrants along the US-Mexico border has doubled over the past decade, according to a US Congress report. Most of the increase in fatalities occurred along Mexico's border with the southwest state of Arizona.more »»»
US House Republicans Push New Vote on Mexican Border Fence
 Associated Press
House Republicans seeking to get tough on illegal immigration plan a new vote today on a border fence proposal. The bill calls for building more than 700 miles of double-layered fencing along the nearly 2,000-mile border with Mexico.more »»»
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