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This far West Texas town is so isolated that while you can cross the Mexican border in less than an hour for lunch, the nearest shopping mall is 200 miles (about 320 km) away. Those who live around here take immense pride in the desolate landscape that served as the backdrop for the films with the most Academy Award nominations this year, Joel and Ethan Coen's murderous No Country for Old Men and Paul Thomas Anderson's epic There Will Be Blood. But instead of buzzing about their potential golden night at the Oscars, locals are more concerned these...
...warehousing huband the support of Midland's state representative, who happens to be speaker of the Texas House. If approved and constructed, the route would significantly increase the number of long-haul trucks bringing goods from Mexico through Marfa. In 2006, the average number of trucks crossing the U.S. border at Presidio and being driven the 60 miles (about 100 km) north to Marfa each day was 17. With La Entrada, that number would be anywhere from 300 to 800 trucks a day. To make room, a pair of two-lane roads will be widened to four-lane divided highways...
...However, Frattini said the measure aimed to help E.U. frontier controls keep pace with new technologies and new threats. "This package puts forward new ideas on the table for the control of our borders, at check points as well as along the length of the border, using the most advanced technology to reach the highest level of security," Frattini said. "These ideas will promote legitimate free movement of people, whilst also dealing with unexpected migratory pressure...
...Offsetting the bureaucracy of the biometric database, the scheme allows E.U. citizens and pre-screened 'low risk' frequent foreign travelers to pass through automated, fast-track frontier checkpoints without coming into contact with border guards...
...estimated 8 million illegal immigrants live in the E.U.; in 2006, 500,000 of them were apprehended, and around 40% of these were removed. Officials say the Commission proposals will help E.U. customs, police and justice authorities better manage the estimated 300 million external border crossings each year at Europe's 1,792 designated frontier check points...