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More than 44 million live in poverty in Mexico

2:51 pm By Maegan La Mala · mexico| society · 1 Comment

27 Sep 2007

Mexico%20040573F-credit%20Maurizio%20Ramos.JPGThe Secretary of Social Development of Mexico, Beatriz Zavala Peniche, appeared before Mexican legislators to announce a striking statistic: 44,700,000 Mexicans are now living in poverty, more than 14 million of which live in conditions that can be described as extreme.

Malnutrition continues to a problem in rural areas, and Zavala Peniche announced a program that would provide vitamin-enriched milk to children living in these communities. Special programs are also being put in place for seniors older than 70, who will be entitled to receive 1000 pesos ($91) bi-monthly to help them get by.

The Secretary said that the biggest problems Mexico faces now are inequality and social exclusion.

Via / El Financiero

Image: Maurizio Ramos – UNICEF

U.S. Border Patrol “Loses” Patrol Car

12:47 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Immigration · 2 Comments

27 Sep 2007

05.douglas.ap.jpgConcerned about border security? My take on this story is that maybe the U.S. should worry less about fences and more about officer training.

On Sunday a trio of Mexican teens detained for drug smuggling broke free, stole a U.S. Border Patrol vehicle, and drove it to Mexico. Mexican authorities were able to relocate the vehicle without its temporary occupants who apparently have not been caught.
And how was the vehicle stolen in the first place?
“As the agent was doing his search, he left the vehicle running and the keys in the ignition, so one of the lads, still wearing handcuffs, grabbed the steering wheel and they headed back to Mexico,” a police spokesman said.

Funny and oh so sad at the same time. The car was recovered, the detainees were not.

Via/ The Latin Americanist

Latin Grammy Award Nominees : Best Long Form Video

11:34 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Events| Las Vegas| Music · Comments Off

27 Sep 2007

Mil y Una Historias En Vivo
Franco De Vita
Cesar Pulido & Franco De Vita, video directors
Cesar Pulido, video producer

Bolivian Relatives File Lawsuit in US Against Former President

10:17 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Bolivia| Justice · Comments Off

27 Sep 2007

1_229570_1_5.jpgFormer Bolivian president Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada has been named in a lawsuit filed by relatives of Bolivians killed during clashes with security forces in 2003. According to the suit, filed on behalf od the families by the NYC based Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), Sanchez de Lozada ordered a crackdown on protests against his government which killed 67 people and wounded hundreds more. Sanchez de Lozada resigned and left the country soon after the incident, 13 months into his second term as president and has been living in the US in self-imposed exile since. Another lawsuit with the same charges was filed against Carlos Sanchez Berzain, a former interior and defense minister.

Story and Image Via / Al Jazeera


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