Posted on December 9, 2008 by mexicoinstitute
Los Angeles Times, 12/9/2008
The integration of Southern California’s suburban communities continued apace into the second half of the decade, driven by steadily growing numbers of Latinos and Asians moving into middle-class neighborhoods, according to detailed census data released Monday.
Overall, the white population in the five-county region appears to have leveled off after a notable decline [...]
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Posted on December 9, 2008 by mexicoinstitute
CNN International, 12/09/08
More than 11,500 public servants have been suspended or fined for corruption during the past two years, the Mexican government said. “We have made an important effort to oversee the good use of public funds,” said President Felipe Calderon on Tuesday. “We have broken up networks of corruption in Pemex [the state-owned oil [...]
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Posted on December 9, 2008 by mexicoinstitute
Stratfor, 12/9/2008
Mexico’s war against drug cartels continued in 2008. The mission President Felipe Calderon launched shortly after his inauguration two years ago to target the cartels has since escalated in nearly every way imaginable. Significant changes in Mexico’s security situation and the nature of the drug trade in the Western Hemisphere also have occurred over [...]
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Posted on December 9, 2008 by mexicoinstitute
Reuters,12/09/08
Mexico’s Congress passed a packet of laws on Tuesday to give police and prosecutors more powers to put suspected drug smugglers and kidnappers behind bars as the country grapples with spiraling cartel violence. The legislation, mainly secondary laws that complement reforms passed in March, should improve coordination between the federal and state governments and introduce [...]
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Posted on December 9, 2008 by mexicoinstitute
Financial Times, 12/9/2008
While Mexican legislators were discussing legislation to increase oil exploration and production last July, Mexico’s crude oil mix hit a record $132.71 a barrel. The government’s coffers were filling at breakneck speed and, with a few exceptions, there were smiles all round.
This month, with the reforms in place and following a presidential pat [...]
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Posted on December 9, 2008 by mexicoinstitute
Dallas Morning News, 12/9/2008
Opponents of strict new driver’s license requirements for foreign nationals are calling on state leaders to rescind the rules, which will make immigrants’ licenses and identification cards look visibly different from those issued to U.S. citizens.
Under the new requirements, which were approved by Texas’ Public Safety Commission and went into effect Oct. [...]
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