Mexico bristles at idea of wall
It’s denounced as ‘stupid’, ‘shameful’
The Mexican government, angered by a U.S. proposal to extend a wall along the border to keep out migrants, pledged Tuesday to block the plan and organize an international campaign against it.
Facing a growing tide of anti-immigrant sentiment north of the border, the Mexican government has taken out ads urging Mexican workers to denounce rights violations in the United States. It also is hiring an American public relations firm, Allyn & Company to improve its image and counter growing U.S. concerns about immigration.
Mexican President Vicente Fox denounced the U.S. measures, passed by the House of Representatives on Friday, as “shameful” and his foreign secretary, Luis Ernesto Derbez, echoed his complaints on Tuesday.
Teens deny charges in ‘Columbine’ plan
SYLMAR - The arraignment of two teenagers on charges of conspiracy to commit murder in a Columbine-style attack at Quartz Hill High School ended in a matter of minutes Tuesday.
With one set of parents present, the two unnamed minors, ages 15 and 17, both denied the charges in the closed hearing, Deputy District Attorney Lonnie Felker said.
“It went over to Jan. 4 for a fitness-setting (date),” said Felker, “to determine whether they are to be tried as juveniles. If they are found to be unfit to be tried as juveniles, based on a number of considerations, like the nature and severity of the crime, they’ll be tried as adults.”
Sheriff’s deputies announced the arrests of the teens last week.
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