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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: U.S. should seize on Mexico deal for reforms

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

An U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine agent peers out of the open door of a helicopter during a patrol flight over McAllen, Texas, near the U.S.-Mexico border. (Associated Press)

Terrorists smuggled across U.S. southern border before capture in Texas

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

W.Va. Spanish teacher takes kids globetrotting

By JESSICA FARRISH - Associated Press

Migrant workers find their way to Louisiana farms

By ANNIE OURSO - Associated Press

This undated handout photo provided by Nohemi Gonzalez, shows Erica Maria Alvarado Rivera at her mother's home in Progreso, Texas. According to witnesses armed men took Erica Maria Alvarado Rivera, 26, and her brothers, Alex, 22, and Jose Angel, 21, on Oct. 13 in El Control, a small town near the Texas border west of Matamoros. The three were visiting their father in Mexico and they have not been seen since. (AP Photo)

Mexico police questioned in killing of 3 Americans

By Christopher Sherman - Associated Press

A training hand grenade found in a World War I training trench is seen at the Iowa National Guard Base at Camp Dodge, Wednesday, May 28, 2014, in Johnston, Iowa. Excavation is underway at the camp as part of an archaeological dig to learn more about trench complexes built for training soldiers in World War I. Camp Dodge, originally established in 1909, was one of 16 U.S. Army installations across the country to be transformed for training from 1917 to 1919. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Justice Dept. watchdog faults agency grenade probe

By Eric Tucker - Associated Press

United States forward Abby Wambach (20) reacts after a goal against Costa Rica during the CONCACAF championship soccer match in Chester, Pa., Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Rich Schultz)

Abby Wambach scores 4 as U.S. wraps up CONCACAF title with rout

By Anne M. Peterson - Associated Press

United States midfielder Carli Lloyd (10) celebrates her goal with teammates Megan Rapinoe (15) and Ali Krieger (11) in the first half against Mexico during a CONCACAF semifinal soccer match in Philadelphia, Pa., Friday, Oct. 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Rich Schultz)

U.S. women qualify for 2015 World Cup behind Carli Lloyd’s 2 goals

By Anne M. Peterson - Associated Press

Drug Enforcement Administration special agents (Associated Press) **FILE**

Mexico’s Gulf Cartel head arrested in Texas: DEA ‘pleased he will face justice’ in U.S.

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

A man parades a camel with a banner that reads, "go Nawaz go," outside a parliament building where anti-government protesters are gathered, on Eid al-Adha, or "Feast of Sacrifice," in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Oct. 6, 2014. On the start of Eid holiday, Muslims slaughter sheep, cattle and other livestock, and give part of the meat to the poor. The holiday began Monday in Pakistan. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash) ** FILE **

American killed by camel in Mexico wildlife center attack

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Jan. 14, 2013 file photo, Ivan Lee, 12, says goodbye to a family member before traveling to Miami, Florida, where he will reunite with his mother who has been living there for years, as he prepares to board a plane at airport after a new law took effect ending the island's much-hated exit visa requirement, in Havana, Cuba. The government extended in 2013 the length of time Cubans can be gone without losing residency rights from one year to two. That means migrants now can obtain U.S. residency and still return to Cuba for extended periods, receive government benefits and even invest money earned in the U.S. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)

Cuban migration surges over land and by sea

By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN and CHRISTINE ARMARIO - Associated Press

A woman is reflected in a Coca-Cola store window display as she drinks a Coke in Mexico City, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014. Recent declines suffered by Coke and Pepsi in Mexico underscore why the beverage industry is fighting tax proposals on sugary drinks in San Francisco and Berkeley, Calif. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Mexico’s junk food taxes hitting Pepsi, Coke

By CANDICE CHOI - Associated Press

This May 24, 2012, file photo shows some of about 500 miles worth of coated steel pipe manufactured by Welspun Pipes, Inc., originally for the Keystone oil pipeline, stored in Little Rock, Ark. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston, File)

Council on Foreign Relations report calls for Keystone approval

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 5, 2014 photo, a soldier points out the border area, shared by the states of Texas and Tamaulipas, under gang influence on a map at a military base in Ciudad Mier, Tamaulipas state, Mexico. As Mexico prepares to develop rich shale fields along the Gulf Coast, and attract foreign investors, the country will be challenged to tame the brutal drug cartels that rule the region and steal billions of dollars’ worth of oil from pipelines. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Mexican cartels steal billions from oil industry

By MARK STEVENSON - Associated Press

Mexican and foreign tourists arrive at an Air Force hangar in Mexico City after being airlifted out of the hurricane-ravaged resort area of Los Cabos by the Mexican armed forces, in Mexico City, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014. Travelers are being flown free of charge to airports in Tijuana, Mazatlan, Guadalajara and Mexico City to catch connecting flights and, in the case of foreigners, receive consular assistance. (AP Photo/Christian Palma)

Weakened Odile heads toward US; tourists evacuated

By PETER ORSI - Associated Press

Gov. Rick Perry speaks the during the Stars of Texas awards ceremony at the State Capitol in Austin, Texas on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014. (AP Photo/Austin American-Statesman, Ricardo B. Brazziell)

Rick Perry strikes back, invites Mexico’s Enrique Peña Nieto to visit Texas

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

Immigration officials detain Central American migrants during a raid by federal police on a northbound freight train, in San Ramon, Mexico, just after midnight on Friday, Aug. 29, 2014. Migrants captured in raids are deported to their home countries. The largest crackdown by Mexican authorities on illegal migration in decades has decreased the flow of Central American migrants trying to reach the United States, and has dramatically cut the number of child migrants and families, according to officials and eyewitness accounts along the perilous route.(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

ORTEL: Secure America’s borders, then welcome productive immigrants

By Charles Ortel

FILE - In this Sept. 2, 2014 file photo, Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto gives his second state-of-the-nation address inside the National Palace in Mexico City. The Mexican president said in an interview with the newspaper El Universal published Friday, Sept 12, 2014, that Texas' decision to deploy National Guard troops along the border is &quot;unpleasant&quot; and &quot;reprehensible,&quot; and could affect bilateral relations. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)

Mexican president condemns Texas’ guard deployment

Associated Press

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie addresses the American Chamber of Commerce in Mexico, in Mexico City, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014. Christie took a spin on the international stage Wednesday, bringing state business to Mexico City and testing his diplomatic savvy as he considers a run for U.S. president in 2016. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Hola? Chris Christie won’t speak Spanish during his trade trip to Mexico

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times