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Sep. 10, 2010

The U.S.-Mexico Border: More Than a Combat Zone

Reports of violence and drug cartels have become a daily aspect of the U.S. and Mexico border, but this region is much more than a combat zone, by James Cooper of California Western School of Law.

By James Cooper

It is no secret that the U.S.-Mexico border has become increasingly dangerous. Daily news reports cover the wars between various narcotraficantes, each vying for lucrative supply chain routes for their drugs, and the violent crackdown against these drug cartels by Mexican authorities. But the U.S.-Mexico border region is much more than a combat zone. In "The Complicated Relationship: A Snapshot of the U.S-Mexico Border," James C...

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