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Comment by Yvonne Zusel on April 12, 2009 at 11:55am

A really cool map on employment of immigrants that could be helpful for some people's stories: http://tinyurl.com/dbth3s

Comment by Evan on March 4, 2009 at 9:14am

Crazy story out of Texas, about the response to violence in Juarez:

http://latinousa.kut.org/2009/03/04/mexican-troops-halt-border-killings-in-juarez/

Comment by Elizabeth_Shell on February 28, 2009 at 1:45pm

NPR story on violence south of the border- 6,000 people died last year due to drug violence, 1000 died this year so far. US gov't preparing for a collapsed Mexico:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101304033

Comment by Travis Grabow on February 26, 2009 at 10:55am

The fighting and kidnappings in Villanueva, Zacatecas got so bad the people of the town called on the army to take over for the police. Even that doesn't seem to be helping. According to a study, 75% of towns in the state are decreasing in population as people flee the area. In a recent attack on army forces, one of the attackers was a former police officer, and other officers may have aided the attackers.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-mexico-drugs-breakdown26-2009feb26,0,7536662.story

Comment by Evan on February 26, 2009 at 7:27am

New York Times, A1 just below the fold:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/26/us/26borders.html?_r=1&hp
What a story!

Comment by Chrystall on February 24, 2009 at 7:49pm

The Arizona Daily Star has a project called Death on the Border -- and part of the package is a searchable database of the people who have died crossing the border based on county medical examiner reports. Interestingly, the location the body was found is also in the database, sometimes in GIS coordinates.

It's not mapped, and it hasn't been updated since September, but it's still worth a look.

Comment by Evan on February 16, 2009 at 9:08pm

Curiously large amount of news just today:
Napolitano "outlines" immigration policy (she just deferred to The President and Congress for half of her responses)

Phoenix just declared kidnap capital!

AZ DPS got tipped to a human smuggling operation turned kidnapping. Detained 16 illegal immigrants, arrested 3 coyotes.

As if this weren't enough:

Hispanic male kidnapped at gunpoint Saturday in the middle of south Phoenix!

Comment by Jason Manning on February 1, 2009 at 8:27am

A Local TV Journalist's Tips for Covering Mexican Border Stories
http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=2&aid=157409

Drug violence along Mexican border may prompt increased US role
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jan/29/us-mexico-border-violence-security

Activists keep heat on Obama over immigration
http://www.reuters.com/article/reutersEdge/idUSTRE50R7K320090128

Border fence averaged $3.9 million per mile
http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/278112
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-09-244R

Superbowl in Mexico
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/sports/articles/2009/01/31/20090131spt-mexicofans.html

Defense Attorneys In Lawless Juarez Besieged on All Sides
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/31/AR2009013101995.html

Egyptians travel to US-Mexico border
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1233050199526&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Need a job? Try the Border Patrol
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/6420ap_nd_border_boom.html

Comment by Christine Rogel on January 27, 2009 at 5:43am

A potentially helpful resource. The Border Counties Coalition is a nonpartisan, consensus-based policy and technical forum addressing the challenges facing county governments located on the United States/Mexico Border. Updates were made in fall 2007. Might be helpful.

Comment by Evan on January 26, 2009 at 3:46pm

Hey, I just stumbled over another interesting article.
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=45549

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