Immigration hearings at border spark party clash in Laredo
At the U S Mexico border in Laredo Texas a Republican led House panel held a field hearing on immigration enforcement. Chair Ed Royce urged Senate action while Democrats called it political theater. Testimony warned of cartel links and praised high tech border tools as Specter held a separate hearing in Philadelphia with Mayor Bloomberg warning of economic collapse if mass deportations occurred.
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Japanese beetle ravages Midwest crops
The Midwest faces widespread beetle damage on hundreds of farms and yards across Illinois and neighboring states with peak activity by mid July. Traps were overwhelmed in southern Illinois with one Massac County trap catching over 155000 beetles last week, threatening crops and ornamentals though rarely killing trees.
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