11.   But Bush supporters in California pointed out that the governor has had very strong positions on border control issues.

12.   But top U.S. officials continue focusing on the border issue.

13.   He declined to elaborate but said that the border issue in particular had not been resolved.

14.   His hard line policy on the death sentence and on border issues is well-known and thus is an established basis from which to exchange ideas freely with Fox.

15.   Hull and Bush are close politically, sharing beliefs on tax policy, social programs and border issues.

16.   In a series of meetings on border issues this month, Gov. Perry said that unsafe trucks will not come into the state.

17.   In essence, Ridge lost, because he wanted to make sure that border issues were not subject to the control of any other Cabinet agency.

18.   In Mexico City, Juana Maldonado talked angrily about the border issue.

19.   Manley has met with Ridge several times to discuss border issues and will talk with him again in New York this weekend.

20.   Miriam Davidson is on a one-year fellowship, sponsored by the Alicia Patterson Foundation in Washington, D.C., to study border issues.