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Food and Drink Specials During Happy Hour 5 - 8 p.m. Thursdays: 1(5 and older Movie schedule good for [Friday, July 29 - Thursday, Aug. 4| AIRHEADS SNEAK PREVIEW 8:00 Saturday Night SAN DIEGO (AP) — An El Paso border blockade appears to be halting illegal crossers who come from just inside Mexico, but is not stopping migrants who travel longer distances to the United States, according to a study released Wednesday. The blockade also appears responsible for small drops in El Paso’s crime rate and school enrollment, and in the number of abuse complaints against the Border Patrol, the study found. But the report says Operation Hold-the-Line, which also is being considered for San Diego, did not prevent the illegal entry of people traveling from interior Mexico to find work. Instead, those migrants merely found new spots to cross into the United States, said University of Texas demographics professor Frank Bean. In addition, the blockade did not prevent people with legal border-crossing cards from working in El Paso, illegally, once they had entered. “People with regular employment, even if they were working illegally, were not substantially deterred,” said Bean. For those reasons, the blockade is not a catch-all way to stop illegal immigration, but just one part of a complex issue, the researchers found. “Because all the resources are shifted to the border, once you’re in El Paso you have less fear of being detained,” said researcher David Spener. “And if you legally cross, but then illegally work, you have much less fear of being detained.” The report was done for the U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform, an independent panel created by Congress and headed by former U.S. Rep. Barbara Jordan from Texas. The commission, which is scheduled to issue wide- ranging recommendations September 30, will study the report closely, said a spokesman in Washington. Under the blockade, begun last September, agents are placed along the 20-mile stretch of border between El Paso and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, to prevent crossings. Before, the Border Patrol had not tried to prevent most crossings across the Rio Grande, but instead tried to catch illegal immigrants already in the city. After the blockade first began in September, the number of illegal immigrants apprehended dropped to about 200 a day from 700 a day. Most of the people prevented from crossing appeared to be from Juarez, including street vendors, Bean said. The blockade also proved to be highly labor-intensive, stretching the Border Patrol’s manpower to the limit. Bean noted. “It was just barely possible in El Paso, and they used some overtime especially in the beginning,” Bean said. Because agents had to sit in their cars for long periods of time — perhaps an entire shift of eight hours — the blockade also caused anxiety and boredom, Bean said. The study found: • Businesses in downtown El Paso were hurt by the blockade. Across the entire city, however, the effect on businesses was negligible. •There was a “substantial reduction” in petty crime, Bean said. Partly because of thatj Paso police were able to depit officers differently, which ma have resulted in a sma reduction in more serious crimes • El Paso school enrollment and hospital births both droppe slightly. But the findings wei tentative and would need long! study. Bean said. • The blockade’s deterren effect seemed to lessen as month passed but still remained. •Delays in legal crossini procedures, or backups, ledsomi people to cross illegally, Bea said. That led researchers ti believe more Immigration am Naturalization Service worker were needed. • Because of severs publicized confiscations of 1 border crossing cards shortlj after the blockade began, somi Juarez residents with the card: stopped using them, for fea their cards would be confiscated Such a phenomenon could havi an impact on “trade am business issues,” Bean noted. • Because agents ceasei stopping people in El Paso, then were fewer complaints o harassment, Bean said. THE MASK (PG-13) #1 11:10 1:35 4:05 7:15 9:45 (12:15) -IHX- THURSDAY 7/28 #2 11:40 2:05 4:35 7:45 10:15 (12:45) UK. IBiflSt iigi—— FORREST GUMP (PG-13) 10:35 (Altcrnalivc) $5. Cover ♦BLACK BEAUTY (G) 12:00 2:20 4:30 7:20 9:30 (11:30) Muslim Students Association: Islam 101: Informal discussion group on Islam. Everyone is welcome. Meets at MSC Flagroom from 4-6 p.m. For more info call Norman at 846-5199. Off-Campus Aggies: Meet for dinner club at Beckendorf s at 6:30 p.m. Call the OCA office at 845-0688 for more information. Student Counseling Service: Center for Career Planning is doing a Strong Interest Inventory Interpretation (requires completion o testing two working days in advance) from 1:30-3 p.m. in Henderson Hall. Call theCente for Career Planning at 845-4427 for more information. Saturday FRIDAY 7/29 ♦NORTH (PG) 11:05 1:05 3:15 5:20 7:40 9:50 (11:50) Closed for Private Party The 3nd Floor Cantina is available for rentals! For private parties, Quinceanera’s, Wedding Receptions, afternoons or evenings. Cal Willie at 822-3743 Wed. - Sat, alter 4 p.m. I LOVE TROUBLE (PG) 11:05 1:30 4:15 7:30 10:15 (12:40) I THE COWBOY WAY (PG-13) 12:00 2:25 4:50 7:45 10:10 (12:30) SATURDAY 7/30 MAVERICK (PG) 11:00 1:35 4:20 7:05 10:00 (12:40) Codependent’s Support Group: Forming now. Will meet 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. for a brown bag lunch Wednesdays, and 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Thursdays. Call Center for Human Development for more information at 846-0880. TAMU Sailing Club: Will leave from the MSC circle driveway at 9:30 a.m. for a sailing outing at Welsh Park, Lake Somerville. Call Mike Polland at 764-6019 for more information. CITY SLICKERS II (PG-13) 11:15 1:40 4:10 7:05 9:40 (12:10) Friday International Students Group: An Black Graduate Student Association: Annual summer picnic at Southwood Valley Athletic Complex Pavilion. Call John Miggins at 693-1352 for more information. What’s Up is a Battalion service that lists non-profit student and faculty events and activities. Items should be submitted no later than three days in advance of the desired run date. Application deadlines and notices are not events and will not be run in What’s Up. If you have any questions, please call the newsroom at 845-3313. / Chic studi BABY’S DAY OUT (PG) G 11:00 1:05 3:15 5:30 7:45 10:05 (12:15) u B LITTLE BIG LEAGUE (PG) 11:30 2:00 4:30 ! 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