Director of the Focus Mexico Project, Loyola Marymount University
Director of the 'Focus Mexico/Enfoque México' project at Loyola Marymount University's Center for the Study of Los Angeles; son of Mexican immigrants
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Which Way, L.A.?
LA-Mexico Connection in the Murder of El Monte Teacher At a vigil tonight at El Monte's Mountain View High School, a scholarship fund was announced in the memory of Bobby Salcedo. He was assistant principal at the El Monte High School, a member of the elected City School Board and former president of the Sister City Organization that linked El Monte with Gomez Palacio in Sonora, Mexico. Last week, Salcedo was on vacation there when he was abducted from a restaurant with five other men who were all shot and killed .
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The Mexican Border and California's Economy The recent crack down on border security has reduced the number of crossings at San Ysidro and Otay Mesa, 99% of which are perfectly legal. Today's San Diego Union-Tribune reports a 21% drop in the past three years at San Ysidro and 24% at Otay Mesa. That’s bad for business, not just in the border towns but all of Southern California, including LA and Orange Counties. Delays at the border are costing the region billions of dollars. How bad is it? What will it take to restore business as usual on both sides of the border?
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