6 Million Mexican Youth Involved in Drug Trade, Says University Researcher Mexico News Daily
go to original August 15, 2014

Young people in Mexico are excluded, marginalized and disadvantaged in spite of public policy and initiatives by governments, says a researcher at the Metropolitan Autonomous University.

Researcher Alfredo Nateras Domínguez says that as many as 6 million young Mexicans are involved in the drug trade, while 60% of the inmates in the country’s jails are under 30 years old.

The bad news doesn’t end there: 220,000 youths emigrate every year, 22% show no interest in politics or elections and one of every four is the victim of violence.

Nateras also says 7 million youths are neither studying nor working.

He says public investment in cultural, sports and social programs are required to repair the social fabric of the country. A psychologist and anthropologist, Nateras claims police and security forces lack professionalism in how they deal with youth issues.

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