McCaffrey, director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, warned Fox not to move too quickly in eliminating the role of the Mexican military in the drug war. Years earlier, McCaffrey and the Clinton administration had encouraged Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo to use the military, concerned that the country's civilian police forces were corrupt. Zedillo took the advice. Demographic War Powerful Latino bloc to be heard Heidi Martinez, who is one of the United States' newest naturalized citizens, will join other Latinos set to vote on Election Day. How many of them will turn out remains to be seen.
Experts say it's hard to predict.
Their numbers have determined statewide elections in the most critical presidential states. They are the fastest-growing ethnic group in the Central Valley, Garcia said. The stalemate between congressional Republicans and the White House over immigration policy is frustrating immigrant advocates, who are uncertain how the GOP's decision to suspend the talks until after the election affects their bargaining strength. Meddling Foreigners Diplomats Ask Bush To Spare Condemned Mexican Killer Three European diplomats on Saturday joined Mexico in appeals to Gov. George W. Bush and the Texas parole board to halt the execution of a native of Mexico convicted of a 1989 rape and murder. Miguel Flores faces execution Nov. 9 for abducting, raping and fatally stabbing college student Angela Tyson with a pocket knife.