Berlin Wall

So, this is random but- I was looking at my last post about walls in it. Some of the comments talked about Robert Sumrell, an architect who wrote a book called "Blue Monday" And in which he tells stories of absurd realities and natural phenomenon. Which led to a story about a lady who married the Berlin Wall. She has some kind of disorder which causes her to become infatuated with objects, and hence, she fell in love with the Berlin Wall. There are some news articles about her, but I think the best thing I found is her website. Enjoy the oddity...

Luch Libre moves to the US

Lucha Libre is becoming pretty popular in some US cities. I found an article that talks about Lucha coming to Denver, CO. The event started out with 200 people for the first one, and now has turned into an event catering to over 1,000 people!! Thats basically a summary, but read on if you would like...

http://www.lavozcolorado.com/news.php?nid=3498

Mexican Ambassador to Spain pissed off at Burger King Commercial

In Europe, Burger King sells a Texican Whopper. They are advertising by running a commercial that shows a "typical Texan" and a "typical Mexican" (Luchadore) living in harmony like the Whopper... This has created some tension and uprage in Mexico... check out the video, its pretty funny...

http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/riptide/2009/04/burger_king_cpb_now_pissing_of.php

Border Beat

Found another blog touching on issues with the border....

Death (alex)
Lucha Libre (leah)
Buying a bride (me)
Child labor (christine)- scroll all the way down to the entry on Feb 23rd
Thinking of Walls


and another interesting article Tijuana held a mass wedding for over 600 couples last february.

Interactive Gun Smuggling Webpage

Just something interesting about smuggling guns into Mexico.

Follow the link

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/04/10/us/20090409-Mexico-Guns.html

Lasers and Asylums

In my poking around for original mexican wedding vows I found a few brief articles that might interest a few of you.

Immigration Laser Tool Evokes Science Fiction

"The device employs a laser beam, to be trained on the cartoid arteries of border crossers in an attempt to read blood pressure and detect high stress levels in potential drug smugglers."

Female Genital Mutilation in US Immigration Law

While this article mainly affects immigrants coming from Africa, it touched on the idea of an asylum and how it pertains to immigrants. "In the United States, an individual seeking asylum must first prove refugee status as defined by US law. According to the INA § 101(a)(42), a refugee has to be unable or unwilling to return to her country of nationality “because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion.”

border-smuggling funnies

Political cartoonists take on the war on drug issue plaguing Mexican/US border cities -

more funnies