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Border cities worry that ending NAFTA pact would hurt their economies

LAREDO, Texas (AP) — Donald Trump’s only visit to the U.S.-Mexico border while running for president was a stop in Laredo that lasted less than three hours. On some days, that’s not long enough for 18-wheelers hauling foreign-made dishwashers and car batteries to lurch through the gridlocked crossing. Trump’s campaign promise to tear apart the [...]

By PAUL J. WEBER - Associated Press|2016-12-20T10:58:17-05:00Monday, December 19, 2016|

Legal marijuana could upend years of drug smuggling along Arizona boarder

NOGALES, Ariz. (AP) — The hills on the Arizona border with Mexico are steep and bumpy as Paul Estrada drives along the fence, patrolling for drug and human smugglers. Passing traffic signs pocked with bullet holes, the sheriff’s deputy points at parts of the wall that are but a few feet tall and laments how [...]

By STRID GALVAN - Associated Press|2017-04-24T10:04:22-04:00Thursday, October 13, 2016|