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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - U.S. and Mexican border-state governors on Thursday began a two-day conference seeking to find common ground on issues of immigration and border security.
The governors, meeting at the Texas Capitol, were expected to discuss a proposed joint declaration sponsored by California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson that would establish a cross-border law enforcement task force that would target human traffickers, drug smugglers and other criminals.
The declaration also would call on both federal governments to criminalize border tunnels, with significant penalties for people who break tunneling laws.
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