Recent News - Mexico: The House the US has Set on Fire

This is a very powerful article written in a different perspective frowning upon the United States behaviour towards Mexico. This article basically blames United States for Mexico's corruption. As stated in the article "Mexico is a house the US has set on fire, and then covered its doors and windows with bars, allowing the people inside to burn alive. Fuelled by easy access to weapons from their neighbors to the north, drug lords have infiltrated all sectors of society, and now Mexico is arguably the most dangerous country in North America and one of the most dangerous in the world." This article is mentions that citizens of Mexico are trying to escape and the United States are simply not letting them find freedom. This article is very informing it notes how the rich are becoming richer and the poor are being made poorer. The subject of poverty is discussed in this article as it too is a growing problem.

This article provides many solutions for Mexico's problems in which the USA can help.

http://www.opednews.com/articles/Mexico-The-House-the-US-h-by-Lara-Gardner-110118-653.html

Addition to Recent News Innocent Civilians are Being Killed

This article is the perfect example to my pervious article. This article is very recent and was only published 16 hours ago. The growing number of casualties from gang and drug related violence is becoming overwhelming. This article tells the story about two innocent bystanders who were killed by a shooting among the drug cartel members.

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/01/17/slain-drug-shootout-near-mexico-city/#

Addition to Recent News Migration Phenomena

This post is an addition to some of the places mentioned in the previous post.

People are willing to die for the drive to the United States simply because they fear death in their own country and feel they have no other alternatives. When a citizen in Mexico thinks about living in the United States the portrayal is that its a better way of life.

Mexico is becoming quite unappealing due to its organized crime and corruption.

Recent News-Migration Phenomena

This article was in recent news of Mexico. It discuses the impact of migration and the different means of transporting immigrants illegally. This article also mentions the fact that those who are denied access to U.S.A. are often left on the streets of Tijuana and are left with no where to go and no means of survival so they are lead to become prostitutes and peasant workers for Drug cartels.

http://www.banderasnews.com/1101/edat-tjstillsuffers.htm

Recent News-Innocent Civilians are Being Killed

As we all know drug related violence is a growing problem in Mexico.
In 2009, over 6,500 people were killed due to drug related crimes. The downside to this all is that innocent civillians are being killed.
In addition, many of the trafficking organizations have branched out into other criminal enterprises, including extortion, kidnapping and immigrant smuggling.
Organized Crime is said to be the cause of all of these problems. it is said that they have become so powerful over this nation that it was unseen.

this aritcle talks about United States effort to control the organized crime in Mexico.

http://www.banderasnews.com/1101/edat-perspectives1210.htm

Mexico Political System

Mexico is a Federal Representative Republic, officially named Estados Unidos Mexicanos (United Mexican States)

This is based on a presidential system set up by the Mexican 1917 Constitution. The system of government establishes three levels of government: The Federal Union, The State Governments and The Municipal Governments.

The Federal Government is constituted by three branches of government: the Legislature, the Executive and the Judiciary. The Legislature is a bicameral Congress of the Union, composed by a Chamber of Deputies and a Senate.The legislative branch of government is the law making branch, which holds the responsibility of when and where laws are necessary. This branch receives assistance from the Executive branch by its proposal of laws and at times by its rejection of laws passed by the legislative branch.

The Executive is basically the President of the United Mexican States, who is head of state, head of government and commander-in-chief of the armed forces. The executive branch of the government is the administrative branch, which charged with the administration of the government.

The Judiciary is composed by the Supreme Court of Justice, and other courts.

The President of Mexico, the governors of Mexico and the members of the Chambers of Senators and Deputies are elected by popular vote of the citizens of Mexico.

Mexico and the United States of America it is run quite similarly when comparing each goverment.

History Timeline

Dec 17, 1992 - George HW Bush signed NAFTA with Mexico and Canada on Dec. 17, 1992.

Dec 8, 1993 - North American Free Trade Agreement Three members; United States, Mexico and Canada The agreement was signed on December 8th, 1993 by Bill Clinton , Carlos Salinas de Gortari and Brian Mulroney NAFTA is considered one of the most powerful agreement made

Mar 23, 2005 - On March 23, 2005, Bush, Fox and Martin (leaders of the US, Mexico and Canada) verbally agreed to the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP), which, essentially, erases the borders between Canada, Mexico and the USA. (www. stopspp.org)

Dec 31, 2007 - Travellers crossing land borders, namely from Mexico and Canada, will have to comply with the rules by December 31, 2007. Department officials also said they will keep working to come up with a cheaper, more widely used alternative document to allow US citizens and other travellers to cross into the country over land borders.

Jan 1, 2008 - Effective January 1, 2008, all travelers returning from Mexico or Canada will need a valid, current passport to re-enter the United States. Often, you could get by with just a driver's license, or simply an American-looking race, but in this age of increased security new rules are being implemented. Effective January 1, 2008, all travelers returning from Mexico or Canada will need a valid, current passport to re-enter the United States

Jun 1, 2009 - Effective June 1, 2009, you're going to need a passport to cross the border to Mexico or Canada or to go on an international cruise.