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Truthout on the Border
The true intent of United States Foreign Policy in regards to the war on drugs in Mexico and Latin America is hidden behind many pantallas (screens in Spanish). In ten installments, posted in the first half of 2012, the Truthout on the Mexican Border series exposed the unofficial intentions of the US war on drugs in Latin America and its deadly impact. By connecting the dots in ten successively posted articles, the war on drugs appears to be a screen behind which goals of US military and economic hegemony can more easily be achieved in Latin American nations. Many Mexicans know that when it comes to corruption, drugs and crime in their nation, las pantallas usually prevent them from knowing the truth. The same is true of the US war on drugs, which has resulted in deaths and disappearances that are estimated to reach between 60,000 – 120,000 in the six year rule of Mexican President Felipe Calderón (ending on November 30, 2012). Truthout regularly covers US foreign policy and its impact in Latin America. The Truthout on the Mexican Border series was written to create a comprehensive understanding of what is behind the diplomatic and political screens – weaving in such seemingly diverse topics as US immigration and gun policies to understand the dark underside of US hemispheric intentions in Mexico and Latin America.
Tags: U.S.; foreign policy; Mexico; Latin America; drug war; corruption; crime
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Gangs in Garden City: How Immigration, Segregation and Youth Violence Are Changing
Journalist Sarah Garland investigates how two of the most dangerous Central American gangs have made their way into the suburbs of Long Island. Garland also tells the story of several young people whose lives have been affected by gangs or gang violence. Her five-year investigation involves conversations with police, gang members and school officials. That information reveals a different opinion than that of the Department of Homeland Security, who believes the gangs to be a problem on the level of Al Qaeda.
Tags: street gang; gang violence; youth; Mara Salvatrucha; MS-13; Hempstead; immigrant gangs; Latin American gangs; Salvadorans With Pride; SWP; Long Island
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In Iowa Meat Plant, Kosher 'Jungle' Breeds Fear; Injury, Short Pay
Nathaniel Popper, reporting for the Forward (NY) investigated a Kosher slaughterhouse in Postville, Iowa, where he uncovered dangerous working conditions, low pay, and anti-unionization pressures that raised questions about the ethics of the Jewish owners of the plant towards their largely immigrant workers.
Tags: Agriprocessors; Occupational Safety and Health Administration; slaughterhouse workers; Latin American immigrants; accidental amputations; Postville, Iowa; union "devils"; animal rights group; health and safety violations; Conservative Jewish synagogue movement; Kosher certification; Orthodox Judaism; immigration authorities; ethics; United Food and Commercial Workers; Father Floyd Paul Ouderkirk; Sholom Rubashkin; Caitlin Didier; Lubavitch Hasidim; Stephen Bloom; "Postville"; PETA; undocumented immigrants; Human Rights Watch; Rabbi Morris Allen; Rabbinical Council of America; Orthodox Union
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Border Games
The National Journal examines the efforts of the federal government to stop illegal immigration from Mexico, which "have produced one of Washington's most challenging policy dilemmas." The story reports that, despite the billions of dollars spent by the government to curb illegal immigration, "the latest Immigration and Naturalization Services (INS) estimates stand at 5 million, while other projections put the figure as high as 11 million." The article reveals that illegal immigrants keep on finding cracks in the wall. The author cites experts who look at the possibility for the U.S.A. to implement a "kind of Marshall Plan for Latin America" in order to create new jobs and opportunities, and to increase purchasing of U.S. products. Another suggested approach is to open more channels for legal entry.
Tags: border patrol; smuggling; Hispanic; Federation for American Immigration Reform; National Immigration Forum; Labor Department; wages; employment; economics; El Salvador; Guatemala; Canada; Haiti
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Hispanic Diaspora
Latino are beginning to opt out of the west coast and are migrating instead to small Southern and Midwestern towns where job opportunities are widespread; in many of these communities the influx of Latinos is being met with hostility and in certain case violence.
Tags: Immigration; Latin-Americans; employment
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Many Mexican immigrants who are farmworkers and labor unionists came to this country from Mexico seeking a better life for their children. However, some Hispanic youth are falling into a lawless, dangerous world. This article briefly discusses labor union politics and tactics for immigrant workers, but focuses primarily on the how America is affecting and being affected by the rapidly growing Hispanic population. (Mar. 25, 1996)
Tags: Finnegan The new americans Chateau Ste. Michelle Latin american teenagers Latin gangs 19 pgs.
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The Latin American Debt Morass
Washington Post details the financial crisis in Latin America and what those countries' rising debt means to the United States.
Tags: immigration; Mexico; economics; foreign aid; debt; poverty