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Ex-officer admits smuggling guns to Mexico – Houston Chronicle

Ex-officer admits smuggling guns to Mexico – Houston Chronicle

Posted by | Jan 31, 2013 | |

A former policeman in deep South Texas faces up to 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to helping smuggle a cache of AR-15s and other semiautomatic weapons to Mexico, authorities announced Thursday.The admission by Armando Duenez, 31, comes after a saga that began in 2008, when, as a Rio Hondo policeman, he jumped bail and fled across the Rio Grande.He tried to run from charges that he used his position – assisted by another policeman who has since been sent to prison – to buy highly sought-after guns that were sent to Mexico.Civilians are forbidden from owning...

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Three ways U.S. immigration reform might impact Mexico

Three ways U.S. immigration reform might impact Mexico

Posted by | Jan 31, 2013 | |

Now that President Obama and the Senate have put together plans for comprehensive immigration reform, it seems like something might finally be done about this thorny issue. Of the 11 million estimated illegal immigrants in the United States, some 7 million are from Mexico, so any U.S. legislation would have huge impacts there.via Three ways U.S. immigration reform might impact...

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How long is the immigration ‘line’? As long as 24 years.

How long is the immigration ‘line’? As long as 24 years.

Posted by | Jan 31, 2013 | |

Both President Obama and the Senate’s Gang of Eight agree: If undocumented immigrants want to get legal status, they’ll have to “get in the back of the line” of those who’ve already gone through legal channels to immigrate to this country. But what is this line? And exactly how long is it?There’s no one line. There are many lines with wait times that vary wildly depending on the type of green card that a prospective immigrant is applying for, the number of visas available and his or her country of origin: For those applying for work visas because of their...

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Mexico: Aztec tiger – FT.com

Posted by | Jan 31, 2013 | |

High street stores do not come much more Mexican than Sanborns. With its rather disjointed collection of chocolates, jewellery and magazines and its cafeterias staffed by waitresses in folkloric skirts, the retail chain has long been a symbol of homespun tradition.But even with its chaotic charm and staid looks, Sanborns, owned by Carlos Slim, the world’s richest man, is now also becoming a symbol of Mexico’s new-found economic dynamism.via Mexico: Aztec tiger –...

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Mexico: the engine that just keeps on chugging | beyondbrics

Mexico: the engine that just keeps on chugging | beyondbrics

Posted by | Jan 30, 2013 | |

Mexico’s President Enrique Peña Nieto and his economic team must be chuffed. Barclays is the latest to sing the praises for the country’s resurgent economy.The bank’s most recent analysis believes that the prospect for political reform – seen as a key by many commentators – as well as the improvement of competitiveness in manufacturing will maintain a healthy degree of dynamism this year.Fiscal adjustments that have to be made in the United States will be negative for Mexico but, with that proviso, the Mexican economy can survive most of the obstacles, the British bank adds.via Mexico: the engine that...

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