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1. Morelia, Mexico - is the capital city of the state of Michoacán and lies in the northeast portion of the state approximately 315 km west of Mexico City and 367 km southeast of Guadalajara. The population is approximately 600,000 and growing rapidly. Morelia is a colonial city boasting many fine examples of colonial Spanish architecture.http://www.ssbb.com/article1.html
2. California Proposition 187 was a proposition introduced in California in 1994 to deny illegal immigrants social services, health care, and public education. A number of people and organizations were involved in bringing it to the voters. Dana Rohrabacher is claimed as the author, and the California Coalition for Immigration Reform (CCIR) calls itself the co-author. It was introduced by Assemblyman Dick Mountjoy (Republican from Monrovia, California) as the Save Our State initiative. Was ultimetly shot down by judicial systems.
http://ccir.net/REFERENCE/187-History.html
http://www.ssbb.com/article1.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Proposition_187_(1994)
3. NOGALES, Sonora - Young women are getting into the gritty business of people smuggling, using stylish looks, trendy clothes and other people's visas to walk immigrant children through the Nogales border port of entry.
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/border/38545.php
4. The ports of entry in Nogales play an important role in the economic health of regions on both sides of the border. The ports are gateways for individuals traveling between the U.S. and Mexico to shop, visit family members and vacation, translating into hundreds of millions of dollars annually for each country. Commercially, the Mariposa Port in Nogales processes over $1.5 billion of fresh produce entering the U.S. annually. As a result, the produce industry is the largest private employer in southern Arizona. Manufactured goods produced in Nogales, Sonora and shipped to the U.S. are also crucial in providing jobs and economic development on both sides of the border.
http://www.fpaota.org/newsroom/portauthority.htm
5. Mexican law enforcement is divided into three fueros or jurisdictions which may not overlap: local/city, state and federal. City police have no investigative powers. They may only respond to threats to public safety like assault, robbery, etc. They do not investigate murders or other crimes. While local government has advocated in the past for expanded powers for local police, this has yet to happen. There are and have been some combined local, state and federal law-enforcement groups called mixtas but these have had a mixed record of success. They are constantly being created and disbanded such that it is difficult to keep up with the name and acronym changes. Indeed, it is often claimed that the combined groups only serve to expose local police to federal-level law-enforcement corruption.