Operating under numerous aliases, Ramirez illegally boards railroad cars to travel. He breaks into homes located in close proximity to the tracks, violently bludgeoning his victims to death. This action is in response to an ongoing slump in world copper prices. The company is working to obtain extended unemployment benefits for 200 copper refinery employees, citing a trade-related business restructuring. The workers affected by the layoff are among 1,650 employees that the company plans to lay off by the end of the year in its corporate restructuring.
Experts say that copper prices are likely to remain low.
The city's growth rate is the country's third-fastest for this decade, according to estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau this week. High immigration and birth rates contribute to the growth rate. Canutillo annexation plan killed by mayor Mayor Carlos Ramirez said that he will not work to annex Canutillo, saying that it is not worth the cost. He does plan to annex land on the East Side, but only if the affected property owners will pay for water and sewer service. Ramirez, along with city planners, said that an annexation of Canutillo would cost city taxpayers too much to provide services.