20May2013
Death to Santa Muerte: The Vatican vs. the Mexican Skeleton Saint
HuffPost Latino
It was the declaration of Santa Muerte as an enemy of the Mexican state by former president Felipe Calderon that first sparked my interest in the skeletal folk saint.

20May2013
Film by Rodriguez Brothers on Sexual Abuse Wins at Colombia-Venezuela Festival
Inter Press Service
A Venezuelan movie about a young deaf woman who is sexually abused by her stepfather, “Brecha en el silencio” (Breach in the Silence), took top prize at the second Colombia-Venezuela film festival.

20May2013
La Paz Citizens Rally Against Changes to Constitution Allowing Foreign Ownership
Fulano Forum
Around 50 people aboard an equal number of kayaks gathered at the beach adjacent to the kiosk at the Malecon in La Paz Saturday afternoon to demonstrate against the privatization of Mexican beaches.

20May2013
Built to Last: How Immigration Reform Can Deter Unauthorized Immigration
American Immigration Council
The solutions proposed in the bill are a significant leap forward and offer much stronger mechanisms and incentives for potential immigrants to use legal channels.

20May2013
Mexico's Housing Boom Becomes a Bust
Bloomberg
With foreclosures at a record, President Enrique Pena Nieto’s 5-month-old government is trying to reverse course on urban sprawl by shifting subsidies to encourage apartment development in cities.

20May2013
Asteroid 9 Times Size of Name-Sharing Ocean Liner Approaching Earth
RT.com
The 1998 QE2 asteroid has the physical mass to potentially deliver life on Earth a knockout punch, being 2.7km in length. It is to buzz our planet on May 31, aweing the stargazing community.

20May2013
Alejandro Hope: In Mexico, Government Policy Obfuscating Crime Numbers
The Dallas Morning News
As a result of threats and violence from criminal gangs, many local news organizations in Mexico have long limited their reporting on the drug war. Now the practice has extended to the national media.

20May2013
In Mexico, Immigrants' Relatives Watch US Immigration Reform Debate, and Hope
The Los Angeles Times
Many are skeptical that Congress will pass immigration reform, but if it happens, they say, it will mean the reunion of countless family members, some separated for 20 years.


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