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The U.S.-Mexico Border

Border Patrol
A Border Patrol vehicle drives along the U.S.-Mexican border in Naco, Ariz.
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Task force seeks ban on assault weapons
A binational task force on U.S.-Mexico border issues will call Friday on the Obama administration and Congress to reinstate an expired ban on assault weapons and for Mexico to overhaul its frontier police and customs agencies to mirror the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
 

Life Along 'La Linea'

The U.S.-Mexico border is at the forefront of a growing debate over U.S. immigration and border security reform.

Gallery
/politics Crossing the Line
Far from the Mexican border, Herndon's Minutemen balance on the tightrope between patriotism and vigilantism.

Graphics

How Border Patrol personnel are distributed along the southern U.S. border.

The Debate

Emily Messner rounds up the facts surrounding the debate over immigration reform.

Commentary

Lawmakers Scrap Plan for 300 More Miles of Fencing on Mexican Border (Post, October 10, 2009)
 
Border Deaths Are Increasing: Rise Is Despite Fewer Crossers, U.S. and Mexican Groups Say (Post, September 30, 2009)
 
'Better to Be Deported Alive Than to Be Dead': For undocumented residents, a call demanding ransom for a kidnapped loved one can lead to an equally fear-inducing call to federal immigration authorities. (Post, August 23, 2009)
 
Agencies Clash on Military's Border Role: At Issue: Which One Directs Troops in Anti-Drug Mission (Post, June 28, 2009)
 
Anti-Drug Plan Set For Mexican Border: Better Technology, Intelligence Stressed (Post, June 6, 2009)
 
N. Korea Follows Nuclear Test With a Favor for Captive Americans (Post, June 4, 2009)
 
Arrests on Southern Border Drop: 27% Decline Marks Fewest Seizures by Agents Since 1976 (Post, May 21, 2009)
 
Ecuadoran Town a Hub for Drug-Running Rebels, Colombia Says (Post, May 20, 2009)
 
In 'Virtual Fence,' Continuity With Border Effort by Bush (Post, May 9, 2009)
 
Two Towns, Divided by a Border -- and by Perception of Risk in Outbreak (Post, April 30, 2009)
 
Plan Would Deploy Guard Near Mexico: $350 Million Effort Aimed at Drug War (Post, April 25, 2009)
 
An Army Takeover Quells Violence in Mexico: Drug Killings in Juarez Plummet, but Rights Complaints Surge (Post, April 21, 2009)
 
Obama Targets Mexican Cartels: Sanctions Imposed; U.S. Firms Warned (Post, April 16, 2009)
 
U.S. Aid Delays in Drug War Criticized: Mexicans Seek 'True Solidarity' (Post, April 5, 2009)
 
As Mexico Battles Cartels, The Army Becomes the Law: Retired Soldiers Tapped to Run Police Forces (Post, April 2, 2009)
 
Clinton: U.S. Drug Policies Failed, Fueled Mexico's Drug War (Post, March 26, 2009)
 
U.S. Stepping Up Response to Mexican Drug Violence: No New Troops Or Funding in Obama's Plan (Post, March 25, 2009)
 
Anti-Drug Effort at Border Is Readied: Obama Plans to Send Agents, Equipment To Aid Mexican Fight (Post, March 22, 2009)
 
U.S. Efforts Against Mexican Cartels Called Lacking (Post, March 18, 2009)
 
Crossover Appeal: South of the Border, Popular Ballads About the Perils of Illegal Immigration Have a Surprising Heritage: Made in -- and by -- the United States of America (Post, March 15, 2009)
 
In Mexico, Assassins of Increasing Skill: Well-Coordinated Cartel Hits Show Greater Sophistication (Post, December 12, 2008)
 
No Book for This Immigrant Story: Class Observes Politics And Path to Citizenship (Post, December 5, 2008)
 
A Growing Divide: Families Dread the Pending Fortification of Border at a Park on the U.S.-Mexican Line (Post, October 19, 2008)
 
A Growing Divide at the Border: Families Dread the Pending Fortification of Barrier Between U.S. and Mexico (Post, October 19, 2008)
 
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