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<p> The growth of cross-border solidarity today is taking place at a time when U.S. penetration of Mexico is growing – economically, politically, and even militarily. While the relationship between the U.S. and Mexico has its own special characteristics, it is also part of a global system of production, distribution and consumption. It is not just a bilateral relationship.</p>
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Por: Paco Zavala
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When young women and girls began vanishing in Ciudad Juarez about two decades ago, Esmeralda Castillo was not even born. But in 2009, the 14-year-old middle school student joined the ranks of the disappeared.
“She was a normal girl, just like the rest,” Jose Luis Castillo, Esmeralda’s father, said in an interview.
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<p> Five years ago, hundreds of thousands and perhaps millions of people marched in big cities and small towns across the US demanding justice for the nation’s estimated 12 million undocumented residents. Hitting a high point with work stoppages on May Day 2006, the pro-immigrant protest was the largest social movement in the US since the civil rights and anti-Vietnam War years.</p>
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Frontera NorteSur As Mexico gears up for its annual Holy Week Read more…
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<p> Thousands of Mexicans took to the streets last week to protest violence related to drug trafficking and the Mexican government’s inability or unwillingness to prevent it. U.S. and international activists who want to show solidarity with the people of Mexico must recognize that the most effective step we can take is to bring the war on drugs to an end.</p>
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<p> A poco más de un año del terremoto de 7.2 en la escala de Richter que sacudió a la Ciudad y el Valle de Mexicali el 4 de abril de 2010, la recuperación de los edificios, viviendas y campos agrícolas ha sido muy lenta y en algunos casos nula.</p>