We continue to be focused on Aviation Security the new phenomena but i worry about are the foreign fighters and the threat of violent extremism here at home. I am ted hissen, a report with fusion. My question is, is the president still committed to taking executive action on immigration, and what sort of action is he considering at this time . Yes. The president is very committed to taking executive action to fix our broken immigration system. In the absence of action by congress and so am i. And were developing a set of reforms that i would characterize as comprehensive in nature, but within our existing legal authorities. There are a number of things we can do, and we should do, to fix our immigration system, which i anticipate will be announced somewhere between the midterm elections and the end of the year. I think thats what the president said. Okay. Yes, sir, right here. Thank you, sir. I im matt, with abc news. Louder. Im matt lauer with abc news, question. On the question of fo
Welcome to all of you. For those who havent been here, hope you like and it feel welcome at this new venue. Today were privileged and honored to have the secretary of Homeland Security, jeh johnson, with us, to deliver remarks on Border Security in the 21st 21st century. Its an honor and privilege to not only have secretary johnson here but to have him speaking on such a critical issue at a critical time for the nations security as well as the department. Ive got ton know the secretary over the last year, and i will tell you, he is one of the most serious, sober, and substantive Public Servants ive met, and its really an honor and privilege to have him here at csis. You know the secretarys background so i wont recite this bio, but certainly you know he has a distinguished legal and public career. He has served in the Public Sector numerous times, before his stint as the fourth secretary of Homeland Security, served as the general counsel at the department of defense, he may have been r
Cautiously optimistic early Mexican mango season start forecast in Oaxaca & Chiapas
For the last several weeks, the brothers Crespo of El Grupo Crespo – Jorge, Roberto and Jose Angel – have been driving through southern Mexico. After some initial hesitation in relaying some positivity, they concurred that it was time to officially announce an early start to the Mexican mango season in the earliest producing regions, Oaxaca and Chiapas.
Brothers Crespo. Credit: El Grupo Crespo.
Complexities
The Ataulfo mango is always the first to start in every region and Tommy Atkins usually begins about 3 or 4 weeks later. Nissa Pierson of El Grupo Crespo shares: “Generally speaking, the southern region of Oaxaca has the first export-ready picks occurring sometime towards the end of January. Then, fruit lands usually on US soil by early February. The south is the most difficult logistically, and replenishment of the mango pipeline takes time. So, the onset of the season always feels e