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Tow Truck Pirates
The investigation looked into the rampant practice of illegally towing cars from private parking lots in LA and the laws that have allowed them to continue.
Tags: towing; L.A.; Los Angeles; Federal Aviation Administration Act; Interstate Commerce Commission; Chris Cox; Jim Moran; Dianne Feinstein
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Siege on the border: costly fortifications fail to deter immigrant flow
For 12 years, the United States has pumped billions of dollars into fortifying the Southwest border. Annual spending on border enforcement has nearly tripled, the Border Patrol has almost tripled its ranks, and the Southwestern border has become heavily militarized with fences, aircraft, sensors and cameras. It hasn't work. But Congress reamins committed to the same failed strategy.
Tags: border enforcement; Congress; immigrants; immigration; INS; Mexico; illegal aliens; Border Patrol