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The Seattle Times: Nation & World: American visitors continue to vanish in Mexican town
Summary from United States, from articles in English
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Brenda Cisneros kissed her father goodbye after dinner in Laredo, Texas, just after 11 p.m. on Sept. 17. (article 3)
Jerry Contreras left San Antonio one day last May and drove across the border into Piedras Negras to attend a baby shower. (article 3)
Cisneros, Martinez and Contreras are now listed among the dramatically increased number of U.S. citizens who have recently been reported missing or kidnapped along the border, especially around Nuevo Laredo. (article 3)
Last month, U.S. consular officials here issued a warning to the thousands of Americans who cross the bridge each week, including Mexican Americans visiting relatives or shopping and tourists on short sightseeing trips. (article 3)
Frustrated by security crackdowns in Arizona, thousands of illegal immigrants and drug traffickers are flooding once-quiet New Mexico, making it the newest frontier in America's struggle to control its southern border. (article 1)
U.S. officials have issued travel advisories after reports of more than a dozen slayings, over 20 kidnappings, and assaults with machine guns and grenades. (article 2)
While Mexican officials are trying to quell fears among U.S. residents who are crucial to the border economy, experts warn a long-running drug war will continue as cartels scramble to replace those busted up by authorities. (article 2)
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Story keywords
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Border, LAREDO, Mexican, Mexico, NUEVO |
Source articles
- Borders, Priorities Blur Along the 'Wild Frontier' (L.A. Times, 01/23/2005, 1729 words)
- Mexican mayor trying to woo scared tourists back (USA Today, 01/21/2005, 583 words)
- The Seattle Times: Nation & World: American visitors continue to vanish in Mexican town (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 01/23/2005, 778 words)
- Americans vanish in Mexican town (msnbc.msn.com, 01/22/2005, 1047 words)
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