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Tag Archives: Mexico
Business / Commentary / Law
Why Legalizing Weed Will Do Nothing against Mexican Cartels In One Image
Proponents of marijuana legalization like to say that legalizing weed will chip away at the cartels but, based on the amount of diversification that cartels have done in recent years, their influence seems pretty intractable. Continue reading »
Arts/Media / Food / Housing
Families Around the World Pose With their Groceries for the Week
The pictures are interesting, not just to see what the families purchased (the Mexican family bought a heap of Coca Cola), but also the quality of ingredients, how large the families were, whether extended families lived in the same house, how much food they were able to buy and their level of happiness in the pictures. Continue reading »
Commentary / Immigration / Law
Here’s Why Congress Just Needs to Hurry Up and Reform Immigration Already
Despite the fact that the Boston Marathon bombing has provided an excuse for politicians and pundits who are determined to stand in the way of solutions, it is clear that something needs to be done about immigration laws. Continue reading »
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Weekend Blog Hog
Here you’ll find some of our favorite blog posts that we discovered this week, posts that were so elegantly, wittily and brilliantly put that we just wanted to commend them. Continue reading »
Arts/Media / Law / Religion / Video / Youth
Meet the Angels of Juarez
In the three years that they’ve held the signs in public, there’s been 1,000 percent decrease in the murders. Continue reading »
Arts/Media / Commentary / Education / Race / Technology / Youth
The Internet Needs to Calm Down about Mexican Barbie
Sometime recently, I guess, Mattel issued a Mexican Barbie and apparently, despite the fact that it’s a top-rated doll on the website, the reception has been a mixed bag. Continue reading »
Commentary / Law / Poverty / Race
Rhode Island Just Decriminalized Marijuana, but Proponents Shouldn’t Get Complacent
Decriminalization is an important step, but it is not legalization. Continue reading »
Commentary / Education / Immigration / Law / Technology / Youth
Are These Elementary School Students More Powerful than an Expired Visa?
The case highlights what happens when people with power make an unassailable distinction between people and policy. Continue reading »
Analysis / Arts/Media / Poverty / Race
Wrong Look, No Money, No Service
While the Mexican media largely ignores the existence of anyone who isn’t Spanish-looking, it seems that there are more insidious ways to avoid most of society as well. Continue reading »
Happy Saturday!
Dr. Seuss, you are so wise. Continue reading »
My Future Internet Home Is This Etsy for the World
All your smug traveler friends won’t be the only ones with really cool stuff in their houses. Continue reading »
Commentary / Immigration / Law
Immigration Reform Needs to Start with Fixing the Quota System
If you’re coming from a country with a high number of recent immigrants, like China, India, Mexico or the Philippines, if you enter the “line” today, the wait can be 20 years or longer. Continue reading »
Thousands of People in Mexico Have Allegedly Gone Missing in Police-Enforced Disappearances
Human Rights Watch has found that, between the years 2006 and 2012, at least 250 people – but more likely thousands, since the 250 are just the cases that HRW knows about – have been “disappeared” in incidents that appear to be the work of collusion between the military and organized crime. Continue reading »
Targeting Chicago’s New Public Enemy #1 Won’t Save Chicago
The Midwestern city has classified Joaquin Guzman as its number one Public Enemy, its first since Al Capone, levying a $5 million fine for his capture. Continue reading »
Commentary / Immigration / Law
Why Don’t Mexicans Want to Become American Citizens?
While 68 percent of legal immigrants became naturalized citizens, that number dropped to 36 percent for Mexicans.
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