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Diana Washington Valdez

El Paso, Texas

Journalist and author based in El Paso, Texas. Staff writer for the El Paso Times.

Interests: US-Mexico relations, border issues, drug cartels, women's issues, minority issue, movies, reading, travel, and more

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Border Trade Alliance suspects "border tax" may be in the works

This was written by Nelson Balido of the BTA: I was reviewing the president's budget, and buried deep in the section relating to the Department of Homeland Security, there is language directing the commissioner of Customs and Border Protection to carry out a study of the potential impacts of collecting... Continue reading

Posted May 2, 2013 at Border Cafe

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Pancho Villa, other famous people, associated with doomed Asarco smelter in El Paso, Tx

Other big names the Guggenheims, the Meyers, Rockefellers, Carlos Slim, George H.W. Bush http://www.elpasotimes.com/news/ci_23009283/doomed-smokestacks-symbolize-asarcos-legacy. Continue reading

Posted Apr 12, 2013 at Border Cafe

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Another U.S. state secret: Machismo is contagious

Another U.S. state secret: Machismo is contagious By Diana Washington Valdez/Border Cafe Machismo is contagious. At least that’s the message that a U.S. diplomat communicated in a U.S. cable. The subject of the Sept. 15, 1975 cable is titled “Alleged DEA and Mexican Complicity in Narcotics Traffic,” a serious enough... Continue reading

Posted Apr 10, 2013 at Border Cafe

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Plot to kidnap U.S. consul in Juarez, Mexico revealed in cable

By Diana Washington Valdez/Border Cafe Mexican authorities foiled a plot by an insurgent group to kidnap the U.S. consul in Juárez, according to a U.S. diplomatic cable. The cable dated April 9, 1974, addressed to higher-ups, was sent by Goodwin Shapiro, the U.S. consul at the time. He communicated details... Continue reading

Posted Apr 10, 2013 at Border Cafe

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U.S. document: Plot to kill Mexican president-elect

By Diana Washington Valdez/Border Cafe The Central Intelligence Agency may have been blamed for the the death of Mexican president-elect Jose Lopez Portillo under an alleged plot attributed to President Luis Echeverria Alvarez and his supporters, according to a U.S. diplomatic cable. “Rumors are growing here that President Echeverria may... Continue reading

Posted Apr 10, 2013 at Border Cafe

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North Korea trained Mexico insurgents, per U.S. diplomatic cable

By Diana Washington Valdez/Border Cafe The Mexican federal Attorney General's Office announced the arrest of 27 men and women whom officials identified as members of the insurgent Movimiento de Accion Revolucionaria (MAR-Action), including several who told authorities that they were trained in North Korea in 1969 and 1970, according to... Continue reading

Posted Apr 9, 2013 at Border Cafe

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Holocaust Remembrance Day in Las Cruces, N.M.

LAS CRUCES, NEW MEXICO - Temple Beth-El observed Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, on Sunday with a special program featuring guest speaker Andrea Orzoff, an associate professor at New Mexico State University and a Holocaust scholar. Her topic "What Do We Think We Know About the Holocaust?" intrigued, and those... Continue reading

Posted Apr 8, 2013 at Border Cafe

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"La Nacha" legendary drug-trafficker in Wikileaks

By Diana Washington Valdez A U.S. diplomatic cable on the “anti-drug campaign” in Juárez mentions the arrests of Ignacia “La Nacha” Jasso, the border city’s notorious drug-trafficker, and two Mexican federal agents. The cable dated March 15, 1973, among the latest releases by online whistleblower WikiLeaks, says that the Mexican... Continue reading

Posted Apr 8, 2013 at Border Cafe

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Border sex trafficking document: "Johns" safe for now

We're left wonder if anyone important was among the "johns" http://www.elpasotimes.com/news/ci_22957877/johns-wont-be-named-border-prostitution-case?source=rss_viewed. Continue reading

Posted Apr 5, 2013 at Border Cafe

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FBI: Texas offers $100,000 for information on murders of DA, wife, and Asst. DA

FBI issued the following statement today: Gov. Rick Perry today announced the Governor’s Office is offering a cash reward of up to $100,000 for information leading to the arrest and indictment of the person or people responsible for the deaths of Kaufman County Assistant District Attorney Mark Hasse, District Attorney... Continue reading

Posted Apr 4, 2013 at Border Cafe

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Drought watch on the Rio Grande

http://www.elpasotimes.com/news/ci_22944006/u-s-grants-aid-adaptation-droughts?IADID=Search-www.elpasotimes.com-www.elpasotimes.com. Continue reading

Posted Apr 4, 2013 at Border Cafe

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CPJ condemns murder of Mexican journalist in...

CPJ condemns murder of Mexican journalist in border city of Ojinaga, Chihuahua: News website editor shot to death in Mexico Mexico City, March 5, 2013--Mexican authorities must identify the motive in the weekend murder of a news website editor in Chihuahua state and ensure that the perpetrators are brought to... Continue reading

Posted Mar 5, 2013 at Border Cafe

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The Nation: Private immigrant prisons and...

The Nation: Private immigrant prisons and immigration reform ... http://www.thenation.com/article/173120/how-private-prisons-game-immigration-system Continue reading

Posted Mar 5, 2013 at Border Cafe

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Border delegation heads back after lobbying...

Border delegation heads back after lobbying Capitol Hill on border security and immigration reform http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=xeda9fdab&v=0015_lm2NH4ZFI6Q_JNPsWQFdmHBd8-MwNMenfpSOBqWX9zmmryJoMM8D2vrAOTzsy9TCc5sZhbhF0Y9a_PDh6Ye8zicWYipPM_EvYDt9S43SKjNJlx1_hzpQ%3D%3D Continue reading

Posted Mar 1, 2013 at Border Cafe

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Immigrant neighborhoods tend to have low-crime rates, say UTEP academics who plan to learn why

Officials at the University of Texas at El Paso announced this week that three faculty members received a $124,998 award from the National Science Foundation to study the relationship between neighborhood levels of immigration and crime. The project titled "Why are Immigrant Neighborhoods Low Crime Neighborhoods? Testing Immigrant Revitalization Theory... Continue reading

Posted Feb 28, 2013 at Border Cafe

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No 'Fast 'n' Furious' here ... This is from a...

No 'Fast 'n' Furious' here ... This is from a Customs and Border Protection news release: -"An Eagle Pass woman is in custody after attempting to smuggle more than a dozen assault rifles out of the United States. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Eagle Pass port of... Continue reading

Posted Feb 27, 2013 at Border Cafe

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Texas Civil Rights Project on the DNA...

Texas Civil Rights Project on the DNA Identification of Border Casualties/129 bodies in 2012 in Brooks County alone The Texas Civil Rights Project recently issued the following news release on the campaign to use an existing program to help identify the remains of presumed undocumented immigrants who died at the... Continue reading

Posted Feb 27, 2013 at Border Cafe

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Kingpin Joaquin "Chapo" Guzman could have died in firefight in Guatemala, authorities say

Mexican media including Televisa are reporting that Sinaloa drug cartel leader Joaquin "Chapo" Guzman could have been killed in a firefight in Guatemala, according to authorities in that country. Continue reading

Posted Feb 21, 2013 at Border Cafe

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Will the asteroid fly over the border? Stay tuned...

Will the asteroid fly over the border? Stay tuned and read more at www.earthsky.org Continue reading

Posted Feb 12, 2013 at Border Cafe

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Chuck Hagel had ties to Fort Bilss and WSMR

Chuck Hagel, nominated by President Barack Obama for secretary of defense http://www.elpasotimes.com/news/ci_22566749/defense-secretary-nominee-chuck-hagel-has-ties-fort. Continue reading

Posted Feb 12, 2013 at Border Cafe

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Condoleezza Rice, Henry Cisneros are headliners...

Condoleezza Rice, Henry Cisneros are headliners for a bipartisan immigration task force to advise Congress The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC), based in Washington, D.C., announced today that Condoleezza Rice and Henry Cisneros will co-chair a new high-level bipartisan task force to advise Congress on immigration reform policies. BPC said in... Continue reading

Posted Feb 11, 2013 at Border Cafe

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Authorities break up weird border cult...

Authorities break up weird border cult http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57566512/mexico-breaks-up-bizarre-border-sex-cult/ Continue reading

Posted Jan 29, 2013 at Border Cafe

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Authorities break up weird border cult...

Authorities break up weird border cult http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57566512/mexico-breaks-up-bizarre-border-sex-cult/ Continue reading

Posted Jan 29, 2013 at Border Cafe

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MESCALERO APACHE MAN SENTENCED TO 79 MONTHS IN...

MESCALERO APACHE MAN SENTENCED TO 79 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE CONVICTION Department of Justice News Release/Jan. 29, 2013 DOJ////Earlier today in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., Terrence Charles Blake, 29, a member and resident of the Mescalero Apache Nation, was sentenced to 79 months in prison... Continue reading

Posted Jan 29, 2013 at Border Cafe

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ICE announces major sex-trafficking/slavery bust

Women from Mexico were enticed From ICE new release U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the results of "Operation Dark Night," into a sex trafficking ring in Florida, Georgia and North Carolina and South Carolina. Authorities said they made 13 criminal arrests and 44 administrative arrests, and rescued as... Continue reading

Posted Jan 17, 2013 at Border Cafe

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