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08-14-2008, 08:54 PM #1
CA-Schwarzenegger urges border cooperation
Aug 14, 8:30 PM EDT
Schwarzenegger urges border cooperation
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD
Associated Press Writer
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. (AP) -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger escaped the budget stalemate in Sacramento on Thursday to lead a conference of U.S. and Mexican governors contending with pollution, gun-running and drug violence along the troubled 2,000-mile border.
The annual Border Governors Conference spotlighted a region that stretches from the Pacific coast to the Gulf of Mexico and is known alternatively for unyielding problems and economic potential. Illegal immigration has strained relations between the two countries, but Schwarzenegger called the border "a line that unites us" and called for cooperation on issues from water management to building a green economy.
"There is no divide to the air that we all breathe, or the clean water that we all depend on," said Schwarzenegger, a Republican who chairs the group. "There is no divide between our common desire to make the border region an economic powerhouse."
The border states - California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas in the U.S., and Sonora, Baja California, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas in Mexico - plan to sign an agreement Friday to clean up huge discarded tire piles in the region. An agreement is also planned on climate change.
Competing interests at the border make solutions elusive. Officials are eager to promote bustling trade and tourism - Mexico is California's biggest trading partner - but drug trafficking and illegal immigration remain defining issues, driving the need for more cross-border security.
Federal officials say nearly all illegal guns seized in Mexico are from the United States, and many of the weapons have been traced to smuggling points in Southern California, Arizona, Texas and New Mexico. Near the bustling San Ysidro crossing, assailants in Tijuana throw rocks, bottles and bricks at agents in San Diego, hoping to distract them long enough to jump the fence. The Bush administration is racing to meet a congressional mandate that called for 670 miles of fencing to be in place along the U.S.-Mexico border by the end of the year.
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff told the governors that the administration was looking for ways to speed cross-border travel, even as security is tightened in an age of terrorism. Chertoff also said the government wanted to increase binational cooperation when floods or wildfires strike.
"We know that when storms or other natural disasters occur, they do not respect political boundaries. We have to be prepared to work in praetorship," Chertoff said.
For Schwarzenegger, the corporate-sponsored event was a brief respite from the deadlock in Sacramento, where lawmakers are divided over how to close a $15.2 billion deficit. Mariachis played and dance troupes performed in traditional costumes.
Schwarzenegger joked that he passed a hat among the governors to collect money for his return trip to the Statehouse. "We're going to solve our problem," he said.
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08-14-2008, 09:16 PM #2
Why can't we the people hear these discussions?
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08-14-2008, 09:36 PM #3
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I have a problem with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger meeting with leaders of mexico for anything! There is no need for it! How much did this little meeting cost the tax payers of the United States??
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08-14-2008, 10:22 PM #4
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger should tell them OUT OF MONEY. U.S. Citizens refuse to pay any more taxes. I.C.E. is offering self-deport program if they fail to use; families will be separated. Please stress they were given a chance and failed to follow another law so we will now bill Mexico all expense to export. ALL social services will end on September 1st. I bet they would leave when money cut off.
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