immigration is a huge problem for the United States. The country`s economy is severely hurt by the millions of illegal immigrants that enter the country every year. People pass the border and start living there without paying taxes. (wvwnews Para 1) Mexicans that live illegally in the United States send billions of dollars out of the country and into Mexico. (wvwnews Para #3) Also‚ it is estimated that U.S taxpayers spend over $12‚000‚000‚000 every year on primary and secondary education for the children
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brutality. The ongoing Mexican Drug War has led to acts of brutality on both sides of the equation. While drug cartels are rightly condemned to their reckless disregard for human rights‚ there have been numerous incidents of Mexican police forces acting in much the same way. Further heightening the situation‚ corruption has led to some police forces acting against the public’s best interest. In Mexico‚ police brutality is focused around their corruption as well as dealing with drug cartels. Police brutality
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States is controlling the U.S.-Mexico border and trying to contain the drug cartels out of America. One major problem that the U.S. is facing is that these drug cartels are not part of Mexican authority. They have no direct connection with the government of Mexico. Therefore they are not sponsored by the Mexican Government. On the other hand they are indirectly very involved with the Mexican Government. For example when someone in a Drug-Cartel run area tries to run for a political position and is not
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enforcement has noticed the Mexican drug cartel has strengthened its ties with the U.S. gangs. According to the 2011 National Gang Threat Assessment‚ the gang-cartel link is most highly seen in El Paso between the Barrio Azteca gang and the Juarez drug cartel‚ but similar alliances are emerging in various parts of the country‚ (Barrio ‚n.d.). Most street gangs in El Paso don ’t deal directly with Mexican cartels‚ but the alliance between the Barrio Azteca gang and the Juarez drug cartel is well documented
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Americans spend more on illegal drugs than on cigarettes. The American economy has been suffering a downturn‚ while in the shadow economy of the underground world there are high levels of success‚ mimicking the prohibition period of alcohol‚ which fueled the illegal markets in the 20’s and 30s. No aspect of farming has grown faster in the US over the past three decades than marijuana‚ with one-third of the public over the age of 12 having used the drug. It is estimated that marijuana
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Abstract Marijuana is the people’s drug of choice; it’s the most popular drug of all the drugs. Made famous in movies (Cheech and Chong)‚ hit an all-time boom in the 60’s when smoke to rebel against law enforcement. It is popular even though it is illegal in the United States; I explain in this paper why we should take advantage of its popularity and help our struggling economy. How we can use the way Amsterdam regulates its recreational marijuana‚ and implement it in the United States. Violence
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The article “Killing for Kudos – the brutal face of Mexico’s 21st Century war” by Ed Vulliamy reports the violence‚ massacres and drug wars happening in Mexico. After spending a year there documenting the horrific killings‚ Vulliamy exclaims‚ “What is going on?” not understanding the reasons for the massacres. There is no political reason behind this war or purpose like it was believed to be in the 19th century‚ where wars were fought for religion‚ power‚ and resources. It’s about showing off their
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Crime in Mexico In just six years‚ society witnessed the rise in drug related crimes throughout Mexico. Beginning in 2012‚ fewer crimes pertaining to the revolting drug violence have been reported. Where there are thousands of innocent civilians that have lost their lives in the past‚ due to the drug war. Can this assumption be trusted? Or is the media simply withholding information from the rest of the world? Violence relating to drugs has long existed in Mexico before it brought attention to the outside
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Some people believe that weapons must be accessible for all citizens so they can exercise their right to protect themselves‚ while others suggest it can cause a larger breakdown for the safety of the Mexican people. According to a report made by the Mexican government‚ a total of “7‚724 drug war-related deaths in 2009” resulted from the impartiality and the continuous violence generated by the exchange of guns with the United States. President Obama had previously declared that “90% of the weapons
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Narcocorridos: Giving Mexican-American Youth a Sense of Cultural Identity in the US Victor Guzman Psych 141-1979 Con cuernos de chivo y basuca en la nuca/ Equipped with guns and bazookas Volando cabezas al que se atraviesa/ Heads fly of those who stand in the way Somos sanguinarios locos bien ondeados /we shed blood‚ crazy in the head Nos gusta matar / we like to kill Pa dar levantotes somos los mejores /we’re the
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