16Feb2013
Canada Adds Mexico to List of 'Safe' Countries to Fast-Track Mexican Refugees
The Canadian Press
People from Mexico, New Zealand, Australia and three European countries will now have their refugee claims reviewed differently than those from many other countries.

16Feb2013
The Hunger Crusade in Mexico and its Need for Transparency and Accountability
Transparency International
Mexico is the second biggest economy in Latin America and growing steadily. Yet, despite its economic performance Mexico suffers from extended poverty and inequality.

16Feb2013
Social Media May Prove Useful in Prevention of HIV, STDs, Study Shows
Science Codex
Facebook and other social networking technologies could serve as effective tools for preventing HIV infection among at-risk groups, new UCLA research suggests.

16Feb2013
Consumer Spending Boost Seen on Mexico's New President's Reforms
Reuters
Mexico's ambitious agenda of economic reforms could unleash pent-up spending by low and middle-income earners if the economy gathers steam and more on-the-books employment gives workers easier access to credit.

16Feb2013
Mexican Artist Pedro Reyes Turns Recovered Guns into Musical Instruments
Associated Press
Reyes has dedicated his last two years transforming weapons, that were either turned in or seized by the army and police in Ciudad Juarez, into musical instruments.

15Feb2013
Cervantes Institute, Mexican University to Promote Spanish in US
Latin American Herald Tribune
Spain's Cervantes Institute and Mexico's largest university held talks in Madrid Friday on an accord to collaborate in promoting the Spanish language and Ibero-American culture in the United States.

15Feb2013
Hopes Raised for Mexicans Fighting for Justice for Their Families
Al Jazeera
Last month French national Florence Cassez was freed by the Mexican Supreme Court for being wrongly imprisoned, raising the hopes of many Mexicans who are fighting for justice for their own families.

15Feb2013
Lateral Deportation: Migrants Crossing the Mexican Border Fear a Trip Sideways
The Washington Post
While reporting this story last week among the down-and-out (and recently deported) at a migrant shelter in Tecate, Mexico, I met a few men who had a whole new reason to dread re-arrest by U.S. Border Patrol.


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