Florida Senator Marco Rubio is teaming Republican Senators from Hispanic heavy states to draft DREAM Act legislation in the Senate in hopes of avoiding a total electoral Hispanic revolt. On the Mexican side of the U.S. Mexico border an American company is working with a local group to put in solar panels which are expected to eventually reach 450-megawatt capacity. In San Diego the San Ysidro port of entry is providing big bucks for local retailers.
GOP fears Latino revolt Florida Senator Marco Rubio is teaming Republican Senators from Hispanic heavy states to draft DREAM Act legislation in the Senate in hopes of avoiding a total electoral Hispanic revolt. “Republicans worried about their party’s standing with Hispanic voters have launched an election-year scramble to put a better face on their party’s immigration problem. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, the son of Cuban immigrants, is working with senators from other immigrant-heavy states like Jon Kyl of Arizona and Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas on their own version of the DREAM Act to help undocumented children. Kyl and Hutchison have held several closed-door meetings with a key Democrat to see whether there’s bipartisan support for a compromise plan. Republicans are also exploring changes in visa rules to attract more high-skilled workers and tourists.”
On the U.S.-Mexico border, a massive CPV solar On the Mexican side of the U.S. Mexico border an American company is working with a local group to put in solar panels which are expected to eventually reach 450-megawatt capacity. “SolFocus announced today it will help build a 50-megawatt concentrating solar photovoltaic power plant near Tecate, Mexico, just a few clicks from the U.S.-Mexico border. The project, which will be developed in phases by Mexican land and real estate developer Grupo Musa and U.S.-based Synergy Technologies, is expected to eventually reach 450-megawatt capacity, making it the largest CPV solar farm in the world. Construction on the first 50-megawatt phase will begin in late 2012, according to the announcement. The power plant will use SolFocus’ concentrator photovoltaic equipment. It will be owned and operated by SolMex Energy, a new company formed by Grupo Musa and energy developer Synergy Technologies. Most of the initial 50MW installation will meet energy demands of various facilities located in the area.”
Why is San Ysidro such a shopping mecca? In San Diego the San Ysidro port of entry is providing big bucks for local retailers. ” San Ysidro not only has one of the world’s busiest border crossings. Nearby is a shopping mecca that features outlet stores, discount retailers and duty-free shops — and the offerings are expected to grow this year with more store openings. The 11-year-old outlet center that pops up just before you cross over the U.S.-Mexico border is among San Diego County’s most popular shopping sites. Las Americas Premium Outlets, one of three outlet centers in the region, has a Nike store and two duty-free shops. It anchors a cluster of strip malls with retailers such as Anna’s Linens, Ross Dress For Less and Marshalls. Another retail center is being built and more outlets are planned.”
