26Dec2012
Despite Poverty Today, Latinos May Define Rules in Aging America
New America Media
As Latinos showed in the November election their political power may well influence policies in many areas, from immigration reform, perhaps, to future new policies for aging in America.

25Dec2012
Fake 'Journalists' Found Guilty in Nicaraguan Court; Questions Over Televisa Links Remain
InSight
A Nicaraguan court convicted 18 Mexicans, who posed as Televisa journalists while smuggling millions of dollars in cash, of money laundering and drug trafficking, but questions persist about the media company's connection to the case.

25Dec2012
US Border Controls Need Right Balance Between Doing Nothing and Going Too Far
Enterprise
Illegal immigration is by definition a violation of U.S. law. It shouldn't be tolerated - period. Yet many property owners along the U.S.-Mexican border are understandably uneasy over proposals in Congress to give the Border Patrol greater authority with little oversight.

25Dec2012
Taking on Powerful, Controversial Causes, Mexican Bishop Becomes High-Profile Social Activist
Associated Press
Bishop Raul Vera arrived in Saltillo in 2000, after serving as the co-bishop in a deeply divided diocese in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas, where Zapatista rebels were battling government troops. He came with a reputation as a social crusader.

25Dec2012
Thousands of Kids, Toys, and Motorcycles in Tijuana at 27th Annual Charity Event
KPBS
'Tis the season for a boisterous event in Tijuana that combines thousands of toys, thousands of kids, and nearly ten thousand motorcycle enthusiasts from Mexico and the United States.

25Dec2012
Sun-Soaked Retirement Still Possible for Cash-Strapped Canadians, Experts Say
The Canadian Press
Aside from milder temperatures, many of the destinations favored by retiring Canadians - including parts of Mexico, Panama and Costa Rica - offer another advantage prized by those on a fixed income: a lower cost of living.

25Dec2012
Ambassador to US Alludes to Fast and Furious as Reason for Jailing Ex-Marine
The Washington Examiner
Against expectations, former U.S. Marine Jon Hammar was released late last week, but not before the Mexican government blamed gun trafficking from the United States in a letter explaining his extended imprisonment on a technicality.

25Dec2012
Mexico Finds Unlikely Allies in Trade Fight
The New York Times
As tomato growers in Florida and some other states fight a 16-year-old agreement that they contend allows farmers in Mexico to export tomatoes at a price below their costs, the Mexican farmers are finding allies in the United States.


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