10May2013
Songwriters Draw Musical Inspiration From Immigration for 'Are We A Nation?'
NPR.org
The song "ARE WE A NATION?" gave Sweet Honey In The Rock the opportunity to discuss their views on the complex issues of immigration and to create a vehicle for expressing their outrage about Arizona's law SB-1070.

10May2013
Homebuilders Can't Find Enough Qualified Workers
Associated Press
Hispanic immigrants, largely from Mexico, who had filled jobs during the boom years were among those who left the industry and, in some cases, the United States.

10May2013
Expected to Handle 32M Passengers in 2014, Mexico City Airport Near Saturation Point
EFE
Mexico City's Benito Juarez International Airport is about to hit the saturation point and a new facility will have to be constructed "sooner or later," the airport's director said.

10May2013
Removal of Urban Gravestones in Culiacan Stirs Emotions Among Its Citizens
The New York Times
The gravestones are constant reminders of death and are especially bitter in what many Mexicans consider to be the cradle of narco-trafficking. Mayor Aaron Rivas of Culiacan is trying to revamp the city’s image by replacing these shrines with discreet, ground-level marble plaques.

10May2013
Pew Study: Majority of US Residents Support Changes to Immigration System
EFE
Three-quarters of U.S. residents believe that the immigration system needs major changes, including a path toward legalizing the status of the undocumented population, according to a national survey released Thursday by the Pew Research Center.

10May2013
Malcolm Shabazz, Grandson of Malcolm X, Killed in Robbery in Mexico
lohud.com
The grandson of late civil rights leader Malcolm X had been killed in Mexico, a close family friend said Thursday. According to early media reports, Malcolm Shabazz, 28, was killed during a robbery early Thursday morning.

09May2013
Farm in Puebla Slaughters 55,000 Chickens to Contain Bird Flu
EFE
Authorities slaughtered 55,000 chickens at a farm in the central state of Puebla where avian flu was detected, Mexico's agriculture department said.

09May2013
Why Mexico's Education Reforms Are Important
The Heritage Foundation
Mexico seems poised for education reform, as evidenced by the release of last year’s documentary titled De Panzanzo (loosely translated to “Barely Passing”), which exposes a decrepit Mexican public school system prone to corruption.


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