Anti-illegal immigrant groups launch Mexico tourism boycott

Separatists claim responsibility for California Wildfires

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Mexican separatists claim California stolen from Mexico

Blaze was started with simple "Molotov cocktails"

FBI, ATF, local fire and law officials investigating

Gov. Schwarzenegger: "an unforgivable act of inhumanity"

http://web.archive.org/web/20080130011004/http://www.cnnheadlienews.com/2007/US/10/25/fire.mecha/index.html

U.S. border fence protrudes into Mexico
Accidental placement could cost federal government $3 million to fix

June. 29, 2007
COLUMBUS, N.M. - A 1.5-mile barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border was designed to keep cars from illegally crossing into the United States. There's just one problem: It was accidentally built on Mexican soil. Now embarrassed border officials say the mistake could cost the federal government more than $3 million to fix.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19513246/

Mexico-U.S. brush fire sparks diplomatic protest

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico complained to the United States in a diplomatic note on Tuesday after learning that U.S. Border Patrol agents crossed into its territory a day earlier to extinguish a fast-spreading brush fire.

Reacting quickly after winds blew a grass fire into Mexico, U.S. Border Patrol agents followed the flames across the border with two water trucks, Mexico's foreign ministry said. The ministry cited a U.S. government report it received on Tuesday.

After extinguishing the fire just inside in the state of Sonora, the U.S. agents, normally responsible for nabbing illegal Mexican immigrants, returned to their side of the border with their equipment, according to the report.

"While the ministry recognizes the incursion may have been to attend to an emergency, according to the U.S. Embassy, it has been reiterated that even during emergencies it is necessary without exception to immediately notify Mexican authorities," the finance ministry said.

http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSN0645797420070307

Mexican soldiers: Crossing into U.S. accidental

“The seven individuals in the vehicle were dressed in military-style clothing,” CBP said.

The men told CBP agents they were members of the Mexican military. Agents told them they were inside the United States and “peaceably” took them into custody, the statement said. “At no time were any hostilities exchanged between the agents and military officials.”

http://cnnwire.blogs.cnn.com/2008/10/31/border-patrol-mexican-military-makes-accidental-incursion-into-us/