07Aug2013
Mexico City Marijuana Legalisation Would Challenge Conventional Approach
Inter Press Service
If marijuana is legalized in the Mexican capital, as the local government proposes, this country would have to review its adherence to the three international drug control treaties, a trail already blazed by other nations.

06Aug2013
San Lunes: Alcohol Causes 40% of Mexican Workers to Incur Absenteeism
La Jornada
Of the economically active population in Mexico, 40 percent incur absenteeism because of problems related to alcohol and many workers are absent on Mondays, as intake on weekends is "explosive."

06Aug2013
In Rural Honduras, the Pull North to US Through Mexico is Strong
The Washington Post
Desperate, daring and acutely aware of the prosperity gap between here and “Los United,” young Central Americans are the future of illegal immigration to the United States.

06Aug2013
Immigrants Who Took Part in Deportation Protest Win 1st Step in US Asylum Bid
Associated Press
The Homeland Security Department took the highly unusual step of tentatively approved asylum requests for nine Mexican immigrants, including some who were living in the United States illegally but left and attempted to re-enter as part of a protest against U.S. deportation policies.

06Aug2013
Colorlines: Nine Things You Probably Don't Know About the Dream 9
Colorlines.com
There’s been a lot of hype, hope, rumors and misinformation about the Dream 9 since they crossed the southern border two weeks ago. Here are some facts you might not know about the nine activists being held at the Eloy Detention Center in Arizona.

06Aug2013
El Komander Denies Wrongdoing in Controversial Narcocorrido Concert
Billboard
In accordance with an ordinance prohibiting the singing of narcocorrido songs which glorify drug culture, authorities in Chihuahua, Mexico fined a concert promoter 10,000 pesos for a July 27 concert by the artist known as El Komander.

06Aug2013
Only 5,614 Foreigners Registered to Work in Mexico
The Fulano Forum
The National Immigration Institute (INM), reported that at March 31, 2103 there are 5,614 current work permits for foreigners, and there are 7,378 businesses, public institutions or non-governmental organization with permits to employ foreigners.

06Aug2013
A Dream Foreclosed: New Book Reveals Racist Roots of US Housing Crisis
Democracy Now!
As President Obama heads to Phoenix to tout the "housing recovery," journalist Laura Gottesdiener examines the devastating legacy of the foreclosure crisis.


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