<h3>Perspective</h3>
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Mexico
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Mexico’s ongoing spasm of violence and mayhem is frequently portrayed in the US media as a Mexican phenomenon that threatens to spill across the nation’s borders and sweep up hapless cities in the relentless expansion of powerful, foreign criminal organizations.
Looking south, many US citizens gasp in horror as they watch a mounting death toll from the so-called drug war and the seeming breakdown of any semblance of civilized behavior and law and order south of the border.
<p><strong>New America Media</strong></p>
<p><strong>Ciudad Juarez</strong><strong>, Chihuahua, Mexico</strong> – This week, four men were convicted for their role in the “Villa Salvarcar Massacre,” the now infamous case in which young people – mostly teenagers – gathered at a birthday party on the outskirts of Juarez on January 30, 2010, were gunned down by gangsters, leaving 15 dead and at least 10 seriously injured.</p>
Expo Mexico Emprende comes to Los Angeles seeking to capitalize remittances
For the first time in its history, the Mexican government and 16 state governments will present an Expo designed to offer assistance to Mexicans living outside of Mexico with the necessary tools to capitalize their remittances. The Expo will focus on starting and growing small and medium businesses in order to promote the well being of families while also fostering Mexico’s economic development and creating jobs.
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<p><strong>New America Media</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Frontera NorteSur</strong></p>
<p> On Memorial Day, Albuquerque resident Michael Brown embarked on a run of more than 260-miles to the US-Mexico border.</p>