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#132 Mexican Student Movement Confronts New President
A YouTube video sparks a mass student movement protesting against newly elected President of Mexico Enrique Pena Nieto.
Predator Drones Stalk US Borders Without Budget or Strategy
High-tech solutions to low-tech border crossings yield few results.
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Message from Mexico: US Is Polluting Water It May Someday Need to Drink
New efforts in Mexico to draw water from far underground conflicts with US policy that deep water can be purposely polluted.
Making a Life, but Not a Living in the Fields: Lucrecia Camacho’s Story
The work is hard, the wages are barely a living, but it is a life for many.
Streamlined Deportation: “No One Here in This Room Can Help You”
Operation Streamline turns trespassing across an international border into a criminal offense for the first time in US history.
The Border Security Muddle Post 9/11
As the nation transitions away from its post-9/11 fears and wars, US border strategy needs to be overhauled and updated. A new strategy for border control should be closely …
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Colonialism and the Green Economy: The Hidden Side of Carbon Offsets
Cap-and-trade has hidden costs few know about.
Walmart Is Now Under Investigation in Mexican “Bribery Aisle” Scandal
New details have emerged in the massive bribery scandal behind Wal-Martu2019s expansion into Mexico, where the corporate giant now operates one in five of its stores.
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5000 Signatures in Support of Raza Studies
In the battle over Mexican American Studies in Tucson, there are three things people need to know
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Past US Example Could Stem Marijuana Arrests and Border Violence
States loosen marijuana laws but the federal government's continued prohibition means a boom in marijuana smuggling, drug-war violence and mass criminalization. Is it time to change direction?