With The Violence In Mexico, How Can I Help My Family?

With The Violence In Mexico, How Can I Help My Family?

Mary Mata October 6, 2011

Dear Martha: I am worried about the situation Mexico is going through. I was given the opportunity to live here in the U.S. but all of my family lives back […]

Poll: Less Than Half Of Mexicans Say Gov’t Beating Narcos

Mary Mata September 7, 2011

[Editors Note: The following is a press release from the Pew Hispanic Center.] As the death toll continues to rise in Mexico’s drug war, a new survey by Pew Research Center’s Global […]

Mexico Drug War Aid Delays Investigated

Mary Mata February 7, 2011

Somewhere between President George W. Bush announcing in 2007 that the U.S. would give México $1.4 billion dollars to fight drug cartels (Mérida Initiative) and now, just $362 million in […]

Drug Cartels Recruiting Kids

Mary Mata December 20, 2010

You may or may not have heard of Ponchi, the 14 year-old drug cartel assassin recently arrested in Mexico. The Chicago Tribune wrote up an interesting piece about how young […]

Living In Fear In Monterrey

Mary Mata December 2, 2010

I had an interesting Thanksgiving this year, not only did I get to hang out with my tía abuelita, but a cousin from Monterrey, Mexico was in town. He also […]