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Chineses illegal may end up in prison. MÉXICO, D.F. (Agencia Reforma) Cheng Xueying, an illegal chinese woman who gave birth in an IMSS (Mexican Social Security) hospital, may go to prison. Sources within the National Migration Institute (INM) at the Mexico City airport, explained that the woman may face charges for using altered documents. Sources at the PGR (federal attorney general's office) explained that a formal accusation before the PGR can be filed because of the attempt at fraud. If the accusation is presented, the woman can be booked and processed. Sources added that the newborn girl is also considered...

A total of 26 immigrants who tried to cross into the U.S. were injured when the vehicle in which they traveled crashed into several vehicles which were returning to Mexico. According to information given by personnel of the Attorney General’s office (Procuraduría General de la República - PGR), the Mexican Institute of Immigration (INM) and the Federal Preventative Police (Policía Federal Preventiva - PFP), the incident took place at 1:20 a.m. yesterday when the truck, driven by a presumed smuggler, was traveling the wrong way near Puerta Mexico (the entrance to Mexico at the international border). The vehicle with the...

The vacational period caused demand for demand for Mexican passports to increase by 7%, the delegate for the Foreign Relations Secretariat (SRE) in Tijuana, Silvia González Giammattei, informed. She explained that in June, 8,266 documents were granted, while in prior months the average was 7,700. In the first few days of July, continued the federal official, 2,904 Mexican passports have been granted, which represents about 300 per day. She added that the wait time to receive the passport is still 45 minutes after the secretariat receives documents from the solicitants. In addition, those who solicit the passport after 1:00 p.m....

Highlights of Juancarlos Ortiz's program on Friday: A caller named Milton called in to express his anger about the media coverage of the London bombings. He said the US press casts such a sorrowful light (including music which is meant to convey sadness) on the deaths, while the victims of the war in Iraq do not receive the same treatment. Milton said that there have been 60 Iraqi deaths for each American death, and it makes him so angry that it makes him want to become a terrorist himself, so that the American people could feel what the Iraqis are...

Question: In January 1996, I tried to cross the border illegally by faking that I was a US citizen, and at that time I was 17 years old. They caught me, and I was returned to Mexico. I solicited my laser visa (border crossing card) in 2003, and I've had it since then. But now that I want to solicit the I-94 permit (permit to travel beyond the "border regions") and since they take fingerprints as part of the process, I'm afraid to lose the visa because I was also fingerprinted when I was caught. Could this happen when I...

Lilia Velasquez appeared again this morning, this time on US television (or at least one of the US stations that transmits from Mexico, like Fox 6). She was promoting a group of immigration lawyers and NGO members who will be observing the California Minutemen. This strikes me as the immigration lawyer version of ambulance chasing. It's a great way to get a jump on the competition, she can hand out business cards to the illegals as she's watching the MM. Now there will be a need for a counter group to watch the immigration lawyers to make sure they don't...

Every Thursday, Radio Hispana 1470 hostess Liliana Garcia takes calls between 1 and 2 PM Pacific from her listeners on immigration issues. Joining her each week is a San Diego-area immigration lawyer. Today's guest was Lilia Velasquez. Some highlights of today's show were as follows: * one caller who has an upcoming appointment to receive his legal residency was chagrined to find that appointment dates in Ciudad Juarez (where Mexican permanent resident visas are processed) have been set back several years. * A caller who is buying a home and who is illegal was told by her real estate agent...

During his spanish languange radio program this morning, Gerardo Lorenz interviewed immigration attorney Edgardo Quintanilla. The topic was what illegals should be doing now to prepare in the event that the Kennedy/McCain bill passes and becomes law. Quintanilla suggested gathering as much paperwork as possible which proves that the illegal was actually living in the US, including school transcripts, Western Union remittance receipts, and copies of criminal records. At that point, co-hostess Naibe Reynoso piped in that it might not be advantageous for the illegal to apply if he has a criminal record. Quintanilla agreed, saying that they should see...

The border at Tijuana has seen a resurgence as an illegal crossing point into the U.S. with the creation by smugglers of at least 22 new routes. According to a study by the office of State Civil Protection, along with the Beta Group, immigrant smugglers developed new ways to arrive in the U.S. that allow them to outmaneuver the Border Patrol. The majority of routes are in areas that the smugglers no longer used, such as Otay Mesa, according to Arturo Aragon Cabello, an investigator with Civil Protection. The new routes are located, he added, in the neighborhoods known as...

go to where it says "Encuesta" on the right-hand side of the page What did you feel when you found out about Bush's victory? Alegria (Joy) Seguridad (Safe) Enojo (Anger) Desilusion (Disillusioned) Temor (fear) Otras/Nada (Other/Nothing)

Saw the aftermath of this at about 8:30. Just north and west of the Otay Mesa Port of Entry. Police, Fire, and lots of Border Patrol on the scene.

More than 10 million mexicans with border crossing cards will not be processed when they enter the United States for visits of less that 72 hours or visits that do not extend beyond the 40 kilometer border region, announces Homeland Security under-secretary Asa Hutchinson. Giving testimony before the Government Reform Comitte in the House of Representatives, Hutchinson specified that BCC (Border Crossing Card) holders will be photographed and fingerprinted, like other visitors, if they spend more than 72 hours in the US or travel beyond the 25-mile border region. “The BCC already incorporates the biographic and biometric data of the...

Associated Press GUADALAJARA, Mexico -- Alecko Eskandarian scored three goals to lead the United States to a 4-3 victory over Honduras on Saturday, setting up a showdown with Mexico for a spot in the Athens Olympics. The United States won Group A of this regional soccer qualifier and will next play Mexico, most likely before more than 50,000 Mexican fans. Costa Rica next plays Honduras, and the winners of those games Tuesday advance to the Olympics. "The Mexican team will start the game with 12 players because of the 60,000," U.S. coach Glenn Myernick said of the fans expected for...

Por Ernesto Álvarez ealvarez@frontera.info In what is considered a normal development during low season, the US Consulate in Tijuana has issued a small number of laser visas since the beginning of 2004, when compared to other months and seasons. The head of public relations, Lorena Blanco, informed that, year-to-date, an average of only 500 of these documents per day in the main office in the Zona Río and the Consulate in the Hipódromo neighborhood of Tijuana. If compared to Easter Break or summer vacation, the demand is at about very low, about 50%, said Blanco. "En high season we are...

Nativo Lopez, director of Hermandad Mexicana Nacional, expressed that the Latino and immigrant communities should not rule out extraofficial measures of pressure against the California economy to protect SB60. "The Latino labor force is 40% of the statewide labor force. Its force and impact in the economy should be used as a weapon to help us in our struggle", said Lopez This means, said the activist, that "if (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is not going to respect our rights, we should be ready to retain our labor, to organize strikes, to not send our children to school, because each of them brings...

Si tuvieras que elegir ¿Por cuál de estos candidatos votarías para Gobernador del estado de California en EU? Cruz Bustamante 54.14% Arnold Schwarzenegger 25.54% Grey Davis 20.32% VOTOS TOTALES: 556

Migratory mailbox: Carlos Mendez asks: If a woman decides to give birth in the United States, but only has a border crossing card, can she have porblems later in taking her baby into the US? Can they (immmigration) cancel her visa for this reason? Answer: She should not have any problem when it is time to cross the border, nor will they cancel her visa. Any person has a right to give birth anywhere. In the US, whichever hospital or clinic that the pregnant woman goes to must admit her if she is in labor, with the provision that she...

With undocumented people During the morning of yesterday, Gutman Chestnut grove was in the Sásabe to engage in a dialog with aspirings to undocumented people, who platicaron the reasons to them by which they left the Country. The ex- holder of the Secretariat Outer Relations also did a series to them of recommendations and he requested to them to have well-taken care of in his passage. One of the made recommendations to transact its consular matriculation, that will allow to open banking accounts them in the neighboring Country, besides to serve to them like official identification for when they ask...

Migratory profile In order to have an idea of the universe of people who would be beneficiaries, it would be necessary to see that in the socioeconomic profile one detects that although an important percentage of women has adhered to the migratory current, most of the migrantes are men of 23 to 34 years of age, with levels of primary education, and who come mainly from the states of Jalisco, Michoacán, Zacatecas, Guanajuato and Oaxaca, according to the National Council of Population (Conapo).

Academic Calendar, Spring 2003 January 20 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - Campus Closed January 21 Spring Semester Begins January 21 Pre-Instruction Activities: Orientation, Advisement, Faculty Meetings and Conferences January 22 First Day of Instruction February 10 Last Day to Drop Courses Without an Entry on Student's Permanent Record February 17 Last Day to Add Courses & Register Late February 18 Enrollment Census Date March 24-28 Spring Recess March 31 Cesar Chavez Day - Campus Closed May 13 Last Day of Instruction May 14 Study/Conference Day (no classes or exams) May 15-16, 19-21 Final Examinations May 22 Final Examinations...