08Jan2013
Latin American Leaders Calling for a Change in the Drug-War Paradigm
TIME
Latin American decisionmakers are openly questioning why they should continue to sacrifice police and soldiers to enforce drug laws when legal markets for marijuana now exist in the U.S.

08Jan2013
Marti Batres: National Regeneration Movement to Register as Political Party
Prensa Latina
The National Regeneration Movement (Morena) began registration procedures yesterday as a political party at the Electoral Federal Institute, an action announced by head of the National Executive Committee Marti Batres.

07Jan2013
Sometimes, Hackers are Heroes
TakePart
“Peace Corps for Geeks” is a collective of hackers, city planners and tech leaders who write code and apps for local governments, which allows citizens the ability to easily effect changes in their neighborhood without having to endure a bureaucratic battle.

07Jan2013
Key Political/Financial Risks to Watch in Mexico
Reuters
Mexico's new president, Enrique Pena Nieto, has vowed to push through wide-reaching fiscal and energy reforms this year to boost economic growth, while seeking to forge peace after years of extreme drug-related violence. Following are the main political risks to watch in Mexico.

07Jan2013
Rights Activists Getting Threats in Northern Mexico, Says Rev. Pedro Pantoja
EFE
The increase in the number of migrants crossing Mexican territory on their way to the United States has led to more threats against human rights activists, the Rev. Pedro Pantoja Arreola, director of the Casa del Migrante shelter in Saltillo, told Efe.

07Jan2013
Mother Deported to Mexico After Winning $1,200 at an Arizona Casino
HuffPost
What could have been a dream come true, turned into a nightmare for Mirna Valenzuela, a Mexican woman who won $1,200 at an Arizona casino and later faced deportation, after U.S. authorities discovered her undocumented status.

07Jan2013
Jack Rico's List of the 13 Most Anticipated Hispanic Films of 2013
NBC Latino
Anytime you have Jennifer Lopez in the cast of a movie, it is something to look forward to. ‘La Lopez’ bizarrely teams up with Jason Statham in a crime caper flick about a thief with a unique code of professional ethics - and that's just beginning of this year's releases...

07Jan2013
Undocumented Immigrant Deportations in Mexico Rise by 30 Percent in 2012
Univision News
The number of undocumented immigrants deported from Mexico by immigration authorities in that country rose by 30 percent in 2012, according to the Mexican wire service Agencia Reforma.


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