Immigrant: Man loses sight on dream
Perez, an immigrant who lived in Salina since 2000, details his perilous border crossings in search of a better life. After detentions and false papers, he found work and debt relief, but endured illness and homesickness before choosing to stay in Mexico and seek marriage in his new life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perez
Salina
Los Tigres del Norte
Kansas City
Mexico
Juarez
Rio Grande
el Paso
U.S
Mauricio Perez
Zacatecan
Alito defended wiretap immunity in 1984 memo
Documents show Samuel Alito urged a step by step expansion of official power to authorize wiretaps while at the Reagan Justice Department. The release comes as Bush faces scrutiny over warrantless domestic spying. Senate Judiciary Chairman Specter plans to question Alito.
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Washington (Ap
Supreme Court
Samuel Alito
Reagan Justice Department
Alito
National Archives
Bush
Senate Judiciary Committee
Arlen Specter
R-Pa
Reagan
Nixon
John Mitchell
FBI
Washington
Henry Kissinger
Rex E. Lee
Justice Department
Solicitor General
Mitchell
Zacatecas Migrants Tie United States and Home Lives
A bi national Zacatecan community relies on remittances while facing drought and limited legal options. Families in Salina Garden City and Wichita send money, plan returns, and build new lives as flights and clubs fund roads and water projects. Youth face risks of migration and addiction, yet many plan to return to Fresnillo and Carrizalillo later. Local leaders note education advances and ongoing cross border ties.
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Zacatecas
United States
Garcia
Salina
Great Bend
Wichita
Garden City
Fernando Robledo
Zacatecans
Abrego
Carrizalillo
Terry Santos Amador
Mexico
Robledo
Rosa Torres
Exide
Kansas
Fresnillo
Torres
Concha Perez
Harris News Service
Perez
Zacatecan
Luz de la Cruz
de la Cruz
American Airlines
Manuel de la Cruz
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Habla Espanol
E. Fulton Terrace
Regan
Jose Santos Ruvalcaba
Kansan
Carmen
Phi van
D.p-M
Siena Medical Clinic
St. Catherine Hospital
Siena Healing Arts
East
Spruce
Trinity Lutheran Church
Fleming
Orewide
Matt
Gatt
Garden Valley Church
N. Whird St
Chef Emeril
Santa
Carole
Emeril
Captain
Foxy Boy
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