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Center for Family Solutions honors men and women of the year
Staff WriterMen and women of the year were honored for their positive impact to the community during the Center for Family Solutions’ 36th anniversary dinner held at the Old Eucalyptus Schoolhouse on Friday. A dozen honorees working in governmental agencies,...Tags: Human Interest, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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May 8 In History: Calexico City Council agreed to purchase two acres of land at $2,000
>> 50 Years Ago — CALEXICO — Calexico City Council agreed to purchase two acres of land at $2,000 an acre from the C & M Ranch, along Andrade Avenue for the extension of Seventh Street of 600 feet which will go along the north side of the...Tags: Social Issues, Employment Opportunities, China, Employment, Mexico
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Border infrastructure tied to immigration reform
Staff WriterCALEXICO — Two U.S. representatives visited with some of those most directly affected by long border wait times earlier this week and said when they consider port of entry expansion funding, they must also consider immigration reform. U.S. Rep....Tags: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Migration, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Politics
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Pro-migrant caravan leaves Calexico for cross country trip
Staff Writer, Copy EditorHOLTVILLE – Blamed for everything from high rates of unemployment to crime, illegal immigration has increasingly been a concern for the public as well as public officials. Yet it isn’t exclusively an American or Mexican problem. “To...Tags: Religion and Belief, Human Rights, Washington, DC, Science and Technology, Anthropology
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Mexican consul's last day is today
Staff WriterCALEXICO — The Mexican consul wraps up more than two years in office today, following her resignation from the position after being appointed in April 2011. Gina Andrea Cruz Blackledge cited personal reasons for the departure, and while it’...Tags: Arts and Culture, American Red Cross, Prisons, Mexico
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Mexican priest's cross country caravan to pass through Calexico
Staff Writer, Copy EditorA cross-country caravan led by renowned Mexican human rights activist Father Alejandro Solalinde is scheduled to stop Tuesday in Calexico. The caravan is intended to raise awareness stateside about the plight of Central American immigrants who have...Tags: Human Rights, Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Washington, DC, Justice and Rights
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Lucrative fish-smuggling trend active in region
Staff WriterCALEXICO — When Calexico resident Song Shen Zhen, 73, recently drove through a Calexico Port of Entry, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer noticed plastic grocery bags under backseat floor mats. There weren’t drugs inside the bags...Tags: Organized Crime, Arts and Culture, Customs and Tradition, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Endangered Species
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Valley Police Beat: One dead in vehicle collision
IMPERIAL - An 18-year-old El Centro man died and another man had to be transported via air ambulance to Palm Springs with major injuries following a vehicle collision near East Worthington and McConnell roads Wednesday. The incident involved a 2011...Tags: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Punishment, Motorvehicle Accidents, Migration, Transportation Accidents
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Reserve deputy, other granted bond at detention hearing
Digital Media News EditorThe reserve deputy arrested last week may be able to leave the Imperial County jail after a federal court judge granted a bond amount for her and another woman accused of transporting immigrants thought to be in the country illegally. It came after a...Tags: Justice System, Judges, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice, Migration
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Renowned human rights activist priest visits Mexicali
Staff Writer, Copy EditorMEXICALI – The stream of Central American immigrants that treks through Mexico on the way to the United States are the face of a “humanitarian disaster” that hardly anyone seems to notice, said Father Alejandro Solalinde. Years of...Tags: Organized Crime, Government, Religion and Belief, Human Rights, Civil Rights
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No funding for Calexico port this year
Staff WriterCALEXICO — For nearly six years Derrick Sparrow crossed the border using a SENTRI card, and throughout that time border commuting was an easy task. “At worst, using the SENTRI lane I might have come across hour-long lines once in a while, but...Tags: Lobbying, Barack Obama, Budgets and Budgeting, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate
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Use of 'illegal immigrant' remains popular, contested
Staff Writer, Copy EditorThe first time she heard the term “illegal alien” in the sixth grade, Amy Lee said she remembers thinking it somewhat “mean.” In that respect the now 18-year-old El Centro resident considers the term “illegal immigrant&...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Illegal Immigrants, Labor Legislation, Migration, The Associated Press
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