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Rep. Michele Bachmann. Photo: Tyler Kingkade, Iowa Independent

Bachmann takes trip to Mexico, Colombia

By Andy Birkey | 02.28.11 | 8:31 am

Rep. Michele Bachmann took a break from her whirlwind “all in for 2012″ tour of the U.S. last week when she traveled to Colombia and Mexico as part of an official congressional delegation visit to those two countries, Politico reports. Bachmann returned on Friday afternoon.

PoliTweeps: Mexico advises against traveling to Arizona

By Paul Schmelzer | 04.27.10 | 10:29 am

Arturo Sarukhan, Mexico’s ambassador to the U.S., has tweeted a travel advisory from the Mexican government advising citizens against travel to the state of Arizona. And yesterday, Mexican President Felipe Calderón denounced the

Border-wall issue divides Franken, Klobuchar

By Chris Steller | 07.09.09 | 8:15 am

Something there is that doesn’t love a wall,” wrote poet Robert Frost. And U.S. Sen. Al Franken defines that something as all “relevant effective law enforcement agencies” — none of which, he says, love the wall

Former Mexican Foreign Minister Critical of U.S. Immigration Policy

By Leigh Pomeroy | 05.10.07 | 4:30 pm

The United States is on the wrong track in its attempts to deal with immigration, says Dr. Jorge Castañeda, and proposed solutions could make the problem worse. Casteñeda served as Mexico’s foreign minister in the…