Mexico

Washington, D.C., March 17, 2008 -- The Good Neighbor Environmental Board (GNEB), an independent Presidential advisory committee to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, will announce a new report Wednesday in Washington on how U.S. and Mexican officials can improve their cooperation in coping with floods and other natural disasters and their effect on the environment along the border.    » read more »

Inspector General Questions DOT Inspections of Mexican Trucks, Drivers

March 11, 2008 -- (Washington, D.C.) – Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa said today that the latest inspector general report on the Bush administration’s reckless pilot program allowing unsafe Mexican trucks to travel freely in the United States provides even more ammunition to keep the border closed because of safety concerns.    » read more »

February 21, 2008 -- AOL today launched a dedicated Web destination in Mexico, which combines industry-leading safety features with free e-mail, instant messaging and localized content in Spanish. AOL has partnered with Alestra to provide distribution and Grupo Editorial Expansión for content. AOL also will leverage its worldwide distribution partnership with HP to deliver a co-branded local language portal and search solution for Mexico. AOL will continue to add content and features over the coming months.    » read more »

Number of tournament teams to expand through qualifying rounds in 2013

02/19/2008 -- World Baseball Classic, Inc. (WBCI) today announced the final eight teams that will be invited to participate in the 2009 World Baseball Classic next March, as endorsed by the tournament's Steering Committee.    » read more »

February 13, 2008 -- U.S. Treasurer Anna Escobedo Cabral will host Mexican Finance Secretary Agustín Carstens and other Latin American leaders this week for a two-day Workshop on Financial Inclusion, building on Secretary Henry Paulson's initiative to improve Latin Americans' access to basic financial services announced in a June 2007 speech.    » read more »

02/08/2008 -- California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today issued the following statement after the Permanent Commission of the Mexican Congress officially approved President Calderón's travel to the United States:    » read more »

February 7, 2008 -- (Washington, D.C.) – Transportation Secretary Mary Peters today was told point blank by three members of Congress to close the border to trucks from Mexico.

Peters kept the border open after a law was enacted to close it. The U.S. Senate voted 75 to 23 and the House voted 411 to 3 to forbid funding for the unsafe pilot project allowing Mexican trucks to use U.S. highways.

The legislation became law on December 26, 2007 as part of the Omnibus budget bill.    » read more »

Mexican Truck Company With Poor Safety Record Drops Out Of Cross-Border Pilot Project

February 7, 2008 -- (Washington, D.C.) – The Teamsters Union demands to know why U.S. inspectors opened the border to a Mexican truck company with an abysmal safety record.

The company last week dropped out of the cross-border trucking pilot program with no explanation from the Transportation Department.    » read more »

29 January 2008 -- News reports say a Mexican court has issued an arrest warrant for a U.S. Marine suspected in the killing of his pregnant colleague.

U.S. officials believe 21-year-old Marine Corporal Cesar Laurean fled to his native Mexico to avoid prosecution.

Laurean is a suspect in the death of Lance Corporal Maria Lauterbach, who was eight months pregnant when she disappeared in December.

Authorities found her burned remains in the backyard of Laurean's North Carolina home on January 11.    » read more »

Governor Also Convinces Health Secretary to Consider Border Health Services

Jan. 25, 2008 -- MEXICO CITY – New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson met today with Mexican President Felipe Calderón to make a pitch to position a major international rail project so that it benefits southern New Mexico.    » read more »

FMCSA Allowed To Ignore Courts, Congress on Highway Safety

January 24, 2008 -- (Washington, D.C.) – Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa today said he is disappointed that the court declined to end a dangerous rule that lets truckers drive longer hours.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit twice struck down the Bush administration’s rule extending truck drivers’ hours-of-service from 10 hours to 11 hours.    » read more »

22 January 2008 -- Mexico's federal police raided two mansions in the capital and arrested 11 alleged gunmen for the powerful Sinaloa drug cartel. At the same time, Mexican soldiers carried out operations to disarm local police in the state of Tamaulipas, which borders the U.S. state of Texas. These actions, along with the arrest of a major drug trafficking figure on Monday, are part of a major crackdown on organized crime.

Heavily armed Mexican federal police conducted the raids in Mexico City before sunrise, capturing eight men at one house and three at another.    » read more »

Colorado Rockies will now host the Mexican National All-Star Team twice

Statement of Joan Claybrook, President, Public Citizen

Jan. 7, 2008 -- Today, the Bush administration spat in the public’s face by allowing full access to U.S. roads to yet another Mexico-based carrier — despite Congress’ clear intent that the reckless NAFTA trucking pilot program be brought to an end.    » read more »

12 December 2007 -- The United States has sanctioned a group of Mexican people and Mexican businesses for allegedly serving as fronts for the Sinaloa drug ring.

The White House Wednesday announced 23 individuals and 19 businesses in Mexico will face sanctions under the "Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act."

The move prevents those named from doing business with Americans or using the U.S. financial system.    » read more »