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The U.S.-Mexico Border
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A Border Patrol vehicle drives along the U.S.-Mexican border in Naco, Ariz.
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Immigration Prosecutions Hit New High
Federal law enforcement agencies have increased criminal prosecutions of immigration violators to record levels, in part by filing minor charges against virtually every person caught illegally crossing some stretches of the U.S.-Mexico border, according to new U.S. data.
 

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

Suicides Point to Gaps in Treatment: Errors in Psychiatric Diagnoses and Drugs Plague Strained Immigration System (Post, May 13, 2008, Page A01)
 
Mexican Drug Gangs Suspected in Another Police Slaying (Post, May 11, 2008, Page A18)
 
If You Don't Show Up, Everybody Talks About You (By Al Kamen, April 30, 2008, Page A17)
 
Tracks of Time: Following forgotten railroad lines offers a tour of Texas's train-whistle past (Post, April 27, 2008, Page W16)
 
U.S.-MEXICAN BORDER: Researchers Fear Southern Fence Will Endanger Species Further (Post, April 20, 2008, Page A03)
 
Environmental Laws to Be Waived for Fence: Lawmaker Accuses Administration of Abusing Authority to Build Barrier at Mexican Border (Post, April 2, 2008, Page A04)
 
Anti-Terrorism Efforts Hailed: Chertoff Says Security Improvements Thwart Extremists (Post, March 7, 2008, Page A04)
 
THE 5-YEAR MARK: DHS Strains As Goals, Mandates Go Unmet (Post, March 6, 2008, Page A01)
 
'Virtual Fence' Along Border To Be Delayed: U.S. Retooling High-Tech Barrier After 28-Mile Pilot Project Fails (Post, February 28, 2008, Page A01)
 
ID Rules To Change For Canada Crossings: DHS Defies Congress By Going Forward Now (Post, January 22, 2008, Page A02)
 
Mexico Calls U.S. Border Fence Severe Threat to Environment (Post, November 16, 2007, Page A24)
 
Border Security Falls Short In Audit: GAO Criticizes Staffing, Training (Post, November 6, 2007, Page A12)
 
Bush's 'Virtual Fence' Faces Trouble, Delays (Post, September 26, 2007, Page A04)
 
CLEANING UP: The Border Boondoggle (By Andrew Cockburn, September 2, 2007, Page B01)
 
Border Crackdown Has El Paso Caught in Middle (Post, August 21, 2007, Page A01)
 
Illegal Crops Creep Into the Suburbs: Increased Border Security Forces Growers To Change Locations, Officials Say (Post, August 5, 2007, Page A14)
 
New U.S. Passport Rules Postponed for at Least Six Months (Post, June 21, 2007, Page A11)
 
In Texas, Frustration Over Senate Impasse: Collapse of Immigration Bill Concerns Region That Relies on Foreign Workers (Post, June 11, 2007, Page A10)
 
BORDERLINE MADNESS: Cops, Coyotes and the Politics of Stupidity (By Luis Alberto Urrea, May 27, 2007, Page B01)
 
'Shadow Wolves' Prowl the U.S.-Mexico Border: American Indian Officers Use Traditional Methods of Tracking to Try to Capture Drug Smugglers (Post, May 6, 2007, Page A06)
 
U.S. Plans To Ease Rule on Passports: Change to Affect Youths Crossing Canadian Border (Post, February 23, 2007, Page A12)
 
Travel Security Rules Take Effect Smoothly: Fliers Ready for Passport Requirement (Post, January 24, 2007, Page A03)
 
Canadians Fear Fallout Of U.S. Passport Rules (Post, January 13, 2007, Page A16)
 
The Chairman's Turf: It's a Long Way From Border Country to the Shadow World of Spies (Post, January 4, 2007, Page C01)
 
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