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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A proposal to send National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border to counter drug trafficking has triggered a bureaucratic standoff between the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security over the military's role in domestic affairs, according to officials in both departments.
 
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)
 
Delay Seen for Fence At U.S.-Mexico Line: Construction Costs, Land Purchasing Cited (Post, September 11, 2008)
 
Homeland Security Comes to Vermont: Changes in Border Town Unsettle Some Residents (Post, August 24, 2008)
 
Immigration Prosecutions Hit New High: Critics Say Increased Use of Criminal Charges Strains System (Post, June 2, 2008)
 
Suicides Point to Gaps in Treatment: Errors in Psychiatric Diagnoses and Drugs Plague Strained Immigration System (Post, May 13, 2008)
 
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