15May2013
Protestors Target Excessive Phone Rates for Immigrant Detainees in US
New America Media
Inmates can pay upwards of $20 for a five-minute phone call to friends, relatives or lawyers. While the high rates are a cash cow for the prison, for detainees they have become a major hurdle to staying in touch with the outside.

15May2013
Informal Employment Predominates in Mexico's Poorest States
Excelsior
Informality torments the country's poorest states. In 15 of the 31 states, plus the Federal District, the rate of informal - work for cash, without contracts or benefits - exceeds the national average, which is 59% of the total employed population.

15May2013
'Hecho En Mexico': A Musical Film to Remember
Alt.Latino
At the core of the movie is the desire to go beyond the well-publicized problems that afflict Mexico, and to align the concerns of Mexicans with more universal issues of death, spirituality, modernity and gender relations.

15May2013
Restrictions on US Drug Agents' Operations in Mexico Seen as Overdue
The Washington Post
The recent changes ordered by new President Enrique Pena Nieto to Mexico's anti-narcotics partnership with the United States have produced markedly different reactions here and in Washington, underscoring what appear to be diverging perceptions of the drug war's goals and the costs of fighting it.

15May2013
ASP 4-Star Surf Open Acapulco Confirmed for 2013
ASP World Tour
For the second consecutive year, the Association of Surfing Professionals 4-Star Surf Open Acapulco will return to the punchy Mexican beachbreak of Playa Revolcadero, with the 2013 addition slated to unfold from July 2-7, 2013.

15May2013
Tropical Depression Off Mexican Coast Kicks Off Start of Pacific Hurricane Season
Examiner.com
The 2013 Eastern Pacific Hurricane Season, which began today, started right on cue with the development of the first tropical depression of the season.

14May2013
Julio Iglesias Returns to Mexico City's National Auditorium After 3 Decades
EFE
Julio Iglesias felt he owed Mexico something for having been 30 years without giving a concert here, so he paid his outstanding debt with affection, moving words, mariachis and his all-time greatest hits.

14May2013
Padre Alejandro Solalinde Fights for Immigration Reform in US
CNN
Known for his outspoken, unapologetic support of migrants in Mexico, the Rev. Alejandro Solalinde is bringing his message to the United States.


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