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Education News: The Mexican Revolution in El Paso

Asked about parallels between the migrations of 100 years ago and today’s exodus from neighboring Ciudad Juarez, El Paso Prof. Keith Erekson, says specific causes of the dislocations might be different, the terror and trauma suffered by people are similar.

(LAS CRUCES, N.M.) - The role of the Texas border city of El Paso remains one of the little-known stories of the revolutionary upheaval that erupted in Mexico in 1910.

The US city on the Rio Grande was a vital center for many of the plots, intrigues, advances and retreats of different political factions vying for power in Mexico.

Border Patrol Shooting Kills 15-Year-Old Mexican Boy at Ciudad Juarez / El Paso, TX border crossing

As in Palestine, even when residents are poor as dirt... They can still pick up rocks.

(CIUDAD / SALEM) - The Mexican border is seeing a problem involving rock throwers aiming at U.S. Border Patrol Agents. In recent days, a 15-year-old Mexican boy was shot dead by a Border Patrol agent who retaliated to the apparent rock throwing with live fire, killing the youth and launching an international incident.

Baja California News: Outcry Follows Migrant`s Death

The death is currently under investigation by the San Diego Police Department’s homicide unit.

(SAN YSIDRO, Calif.) - A Mexican national who died after a confrontation with US border agents has become the latest symbol of the crisis surrounding US-Mexico relations and migrant affairs.

Anastasio Hernandez Rojas died in a California hospital May 31, following a violent encounter with US Customs and Border Protection and Border Patrol agents at the San Ysidro Port of Entry.

`Great Salad Bowl`?

The fact that we were a "great melting pot" gave us the strength to endure because, first and foremost, we were all Americans ... each adding their own flavor to the blend in the pot.

(Harrisville, N.H.) - America has been known as "the great melting pot" for as long as I can remember. People from every corner of the globe combined as Americans to make our country great. They took advantage of opportunities that existed here that did not exist in their native lands.

Opportunities to reap the benefits of their own hard work, opportunities to worship God in their own way, opportunities to speak their minds freely, and opportunities to raise their families in peace and safety.

Commerce News: Migrant Remittances Down, Up

Long-term trends favor migrant remittances as Mexico’s principal source of foreign exchange in the future.

(LAS CRUCES, N.M.) - In the first trimester of 2010, the amount of dollars sent by migrant workers in the US to Mexico registered the worst seasonal plunge in five years, the Bank of Mexico reported this week.

According to the country’s central bank, about $6.6 billion in remittances entered the country’s economy during the first four months of 2010. The sum was nearly 9 percent less than the $7.25 billion received during the same period in 2009.

Northgate Park Homicide and Stabbing Suspects Apprehended In Mexico

"These arrests show that you cannot run from justice" - Arthur Balizan, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI in Oregon

(SALEM, Ore.) - Salem Police report that two brothers, both fugitives from the law on major investigations, have been apprehended in Mexico.

Police say Lorenzo Garcia-Ceja and his brother, Manuel Salvador Garcia-Ceja, were apprehended in Zamora, Mexico on the morning of June 3rd.

Oregon Citizens Rally Against Arizona Immigration Law

Thousands across the state came together in solidarity for immigration rights.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Salem hosted one of forty rallies across the United States today in reaction to Arizona’s new immigration law, advocating for realistic immigration reform.

Ciudad Juarez News: From Bullets to Books

“Let it be understood that only the people can save the people and that’s why they are organizing” -Ciudad Juarez actress Perla de la Rosa

(CIUDAD, Juarez) - A group of Mexican actresses traveled to embattled Ciudad Juarez this week to show solidarity with victims of violence and contribute to the construction of a new community library.

The three women, Luisa Huertas, Julieta Egurrola and Angelina Pelaez, are recognized stage artists and members of Mexico’s National Theater Company.

A Critical Resistance Boycott: Arizona and the Big Picture

The theft of a continent is not a closed chapter in human history (Nor has it become legal simply because of the passage of time).

(PHOENIX, Az.) - The first rule of any boycott is to keep your eyes on the prize; translated, this means never lose sight of the problem, the objectives, the solutions and the bigger picture.

Arizona is speeding towards an apartheid state. Some of this rush has to do with repressive laws (including the legalization of racial profiling and the elimination of ethnic studies) passed by the Republican-dominated legislature and recently signed by the governor.

Human Rights News: Mexico`s Other Disappeared

In the aftermath of a mass disappearance of migrants, several governors are asked to aid in the search.

(LAS CRUCES, N.M.) - A Mexican lawmaker is demanding that government authorities pay more attention to a case of 31 missing migrants.

Juan Fernando Rocha Mier, a state legislator for the National Action Party (PAN) in the central state of Queretaro, said the same “emphasis” should be placed on locating the disappeared migrants as on safely returning former presidential candidate and millionaire lawyer Diego Fernandez de Cevallos.