WASHINGTON After months of stalling, Vice President Kamala Harris will get a firsthand view of conditions at the U.S.-Mexico border on Friday showered.
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Luis Carlos Castillo Cervantes’ nickname, “El Dragón,” makes him sound like a ruthless drug trafficker. His alias’ roots, however, are in the fairly mundane business he was known for in Mexico: He had the country’s exclusive license to lease a popular brand of road paving equipment. The machines, which scrape up and shred old asphalt as they pave roads, belch dark clouds of smoke. Hence, “El Dragón,” “the Dragon,” or “the King of Dragons,” as he’s also known.
Castillo built his business empire by being generous, including sending politicians duffel bags full of cash. Working with state governments in Mexico, Castillo seemed to find it almost impossible to do business without paying bribes. It was later revealed that he’d spent millions lining the pockets of officials across the country by inflating the value of his contracts to cover the added expenses. With money rolling in, he did what so many successful businessmen from northern Mexico do: He moved to
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A member of the International Organization for Migration gives instructions to a migrant family before crossing the border into El Paso, Texas at the Leona Vicario shelter in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021. After waiting months and sometimes years in Mexico, people seeking asylum in the United States are being allowed into the country as they wait for courts to decide on their cases, unwinding one of the Trump administration s signature immigration policies that President Joe Biden vowed to end. (AP Photo/Christian Chavez)Christian Chavez, STR / Associated Press
‘Find a place to hide or seek cover’: A harrowing day at the U.S. Capitol for Texans in Congress
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Like just about every other Capitol Hill staffer, Jose Borjon was worried about trouble on Wednesday.
The top aide to U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez was unnerved by President Trump s rhetoric and that of his followers ahead of Congress traditionally ceremonial counting of the Electoral Votes so much so that he ordered all but one of the staffers in the McAllen Democrat s office to work from home. Across the chambers and aisles of Congress, other chiefs of staff took the same approach.