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Instead, the tightening net of Border Patrol and Immigration agents has slowed trade, snarled traffic and cost American tax payers millions, perhaps bil lions, of dollars, while hundreds of migrants have died trying to evade the growing army of bor der authorities. “If there are concerns about the border in national security terms, they are misplaced,” said Claudia Smith, a migration activist who directs the California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation. Sept. 11, 2001, was a defin ing moment in the politics of illegal immigration. The terror ist attacks abruptly halted major reforms designed to legalize much of the flow of workers heading north from Mexico. The reforms had won support from President Bush — a former Texas governor — and members of the U.S. Congress. After more than 3,000 people died in the al-Qaida strikes on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, the Bush administra tion told Mexican officials they were concerned that easing migration restrictions could lead to another terrorist attack. Instead of opening the border, the United States closed it further. Bush invested heavily in border protection, budgeting $9 billion for the fiscal year that began this Oct. 1, a $400 million increase over the previous year. The gov ernment was unable to provide budget figures for earlier years. The number of Border Patrol agents assigned to the southern border rose from 8,500 in 2000 to at least 9,500 today. Staffing along the Mexican border for the immigration, customs and agriculture departments, which monitor legal crossing points, grew from 4,371 in fiscal 2001 to 4,873 in the fiscal year that just ended. New technology gives Border Patrol agents state-of- the-art helicopters to search for migrants from the air and a new generation of ground sensors and remote video systems to track them on the ground. “We have become much more vigilant than we were just a couple of years ago, without a doubt,” said Border Patrol spokesman Mario Villarreal. Despite the crackdown, an AP investigation involving inter views with dozens of officials, immigration activists and Textbooks at center of evolution debate migrants in Mexico, Califon Arizona and Washington, up no evidence that any suspw ed terrorist has been prevent! from coming to America. Mauricio Juarez, spokesman for the Mexica government’s Nations Migration Institute, toldAf that Mexico hasn’t arrested single terrorist suspect headed north. And he said the Unite! States hasn’t informed of any arrested on the U.S.sid; — something it presumat! would do. Spokesmen for the hi Border Patrol, the FBI an: Immigration and Custe Enforcement say national sec rity guidelines prevent Ik from saying whether any pected terrorists have bee arrested trying to cross the be der from Mexico. Robert Bonner, commissin of the Bureau of Customs Border Protection, said “hum of people per year from ... interest countries, such Pakistan” are turned back at) border crossings from Mexico, he didn't give any indication of them were terrorists Several Border Patrol agen along the Arizona-Mexico said that although they become increasingly v toward the possibility of teira ists using established peopli smuggling routes, they found none. NEWS IN BRIEF Mountain lion babies freed from railroad track igik Stc 0 arreste< a neigh adopte< for foo middle weeks Jacksoi tall and New Je boys fr years o 50 pom It is case — decent needed While t system have an With al ter care to ensui or adop provide If a; provide These c state ca the situ states n for solv lems pi; Bruc logical By April Castro THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AUSTIN — Texas will be under the microscope next week in the fight over teaching evolu tion in public schools as the State Board of Education votes on adopting biology textbooks that have been at the center of the debate. The board meets Thursday a and Friday and is set to consider proposed changes submit ted by 11 pub lishers. The board’s deci sions — which could determine which textbooks publishers offer to dozens of states — will end a review process that has been marked by months of heated debate over the theory of evolution. Religious activists and propo nents of alternative science urged publishers to revise some of the lOth-grade books and want the board to reject others, saying they contain factual errors regarding the theory of evolution. Mainstream scientists assert that Charles Darwin’s theory of evolu tion is a cornerstone of modem research and technology. Board members can only vote to reject books based on factual errors or failure to follow state curriculum as mandated by the Legislature. "There’s a bait and switch going on here because the critics want the textbooks to question whether evolution occurred. And of course they don’t because sci entists don’t question whether evolution occurred," said Eugenie Scott, executive director of the California-based National Center for Science Education. Among those questioning the textbooks are about 60 biolo gists from around the country who signed a “statement of dissent” about teaching evolu tion and said both sides of the issue should be taught. Any changes to the textbooks will have impli cations across the country. Texas is the nation’s second largest buyer of textbooks, and books sold in the state are often marketed by publishers nationwide. One of the most vocal advo cates of changing the textbooks is the Discovery Institute, a non profit think tank based in Seattle. Institute officials have argued at board hearings that alternatives to commonly accepted theories of evolution should be included in textbooks to comply with a state require ments that both strengths and weaknesses are presented. “These things are widely criticized as being problematic. They aren’t criticisms we made up; they’re criticisms widely held in scientific community,” said Discovery Institute fellow John West. They aren’t criti cisms we made up; they’re criticisms widely held in scien tific community. — John West Discovery Institute fellow HELENA, Mont. (AP) - I railroad inspector and a gamt warden used the age-old t(io of a little hot water to freette mountain lion kittens stucktoi railroad track. Pat O’Rourke was inspectii the Burlington Northern-Sad Fe main line near Butte it Friday when he saw three i tens frozen to the tracks. Or; was on its back and one« stuck by its tail. The third haii paw on a railroad spike andti belly on the track. The young mountain It* apparently had crossed Site Bow Creek in the 10-degreee’ before walking onto the stet rails and getting stuck. B< o: ous jeo Many a may be repel tl choices Senate’< Ban Ac known ; across t that a w is some Presi Abilene expects to be hot spot for wind energy ABILENE, Texas (AP)' Windmills have been a facte life in West Texas for genet? tions since they helped settles tame the parched lai drawing water from deep w# the ground. Now officials Abilene and other cities hoft those windmills can powerfe region’s next big business. “My guess is within the nei couple years, Abilene will belt' hot spot for wind energy,’^ Mike Sloan, executive dirt the Texas Wind Coalition,!' industry group of wind ptte developers and manufacturers Depleting natural resource: increasing pollution concerf: and a growing need for horn? grown fuel sources spurred interest in wind Congre: women to contr never si future, abort] oi Suprem women The half-tm floating tial bin] Partial books. ’ Polk con* In res article: There there i must t IS: servatit tries. Z receive $.5Cfl Sausagp-7 In 2 Days! #21 Texas A&M mm Slovacek Sausage #11 Nebraska IS W Wednesday, move A ^ /di. mii _ A Y ’ NOVEMBER 5 ^7 P.M. aggie volleyball Tickets: 845-2311 www.AggieAthletics.com Tickets: 845-2311 Club, h the tbc populal mentioi explain conser of fees then bi ment fc and to tying th and c atmosf througt This, the loi poachii as a rt the ele :