1.   Americans, for their part, can cross to Ciudad Juarez with barely a nod from Mexican immigration.

2.   Among those charged was a Mexican immigration official.

3.   Among the foreigners detained were three Americans, whose names were given by Mexican immigration officials as Michael John Sabato, Jeffrey Wright Conant, and Travis Blaize Loller.

4.   An Armenian trying to make the trek northward from Nicaragua said he lost his family in clashes with Azerbaijan, then lost everything he owned to Mexican immigration authorities.

5.   Crossing it on foot, say Mexican immigration agents who patrol the area, is only slightly easier than scaling Mount Everest, requiring training and special gear.

6.   Eloy Aguilar, president of the Mexican Association of Foreign Correspondents, said Gorriz and Elicabe were beaten by police on the orders of Mexican immigration authorities.

7.   For those driving or walking into Mexico, a tourist card must be obtained at a Mexican immigration office at the border.

8.   He added he was optimistic that his meetings with President Bush on Thursday and Friday, when the conference ends, would restart talks on Mexican immigration.

9.   He supported affirmative action and shunned cheap shots at Mexican immigration.

10.   His appeal for expeditious action on Mexican immigration is the request of a leader who has undertaken the daunting mission of transforming Mexico.