According to Enciso in Mexico Voices (2014):
“The indigenous population lives in a situation of underdevelopment which leads to a systematic violation of their fundamental rights: ‘they are the poorest of the poor.’ The percentage of speakers of indigenous languages who live in poverty is nearly double that of the general population: the rates were 76.8% versus 43% in 2012 (p.1).”
There are many factors that affect poverty in Mexico whether it be from being underemployed or the huge economic gap. There is absolutely a lack of infrastructure. There is also another factor that contributes to poverty, war.
Indigenous people have been a vulnerable group and have suffered since the conquest of the Spanish. War and conflict is another attributing factor to …show more content…
They wanted to take over and have control of the government. This armed rebellion had global effects. It was thought that Mexico was entering modern capitalism as a well-developed country. This rebellion exposed the extreme poverty Mexico had and vulnerable groups such as indigenous people. Protesters wanted Zedillo stopped. There has been so much bloodshed throughout this long span of battle. The EZLN settled to a truce to this 20 year conflict (La Botz, 2014).
Not only is poverty and lack of healthy foods a problem but people and children are at great risk at contracting disease. Some families do not even have a toilet or a place to bathe. There are various health challenges in Chiapas. Some common ones are the high rates of malnutrition, HIV/AIDS, maternal and infant mortality (Schlein,2009). Mexico has several programs but these health issues are still a public health problem. This is mainly due to Chiapas’ lack of quality health care and access. Even though Mexico has Universal Health Insurance not all individuals are receiving the healthcare they deserve or need. Universal Health Insurance should typically
“The indigenous population lives in a situation of underdevelopment which leads to a systematic violation of their fundamental rights: ‘they are the poorest of the poor.’ The percentage of speakers of indigenous languages who live in poverty is nearly double that of the general population: the rates were 76.8% versus 43% in 2012 (p.1).”
There are many factors that affect poverty in Mexico whether it be from being underemployed or the huge economic gap. There is absolutely a lack of infrastructure. There is also another factor that contributes to poverty, war.
Indigenous people have been a vulnerable group and have suffered since the conquest of the Spanish. War and conflict is another attributing factor to …show more content…
They wanted to take over and have control of the government. This armed rebellion had global effects. It was thought that Mexico was entering modern capitalism as a well-developed country. This rebellion exposed the extreme poverty Mexico had and vulnerable groups such as indigenous people. Protesters wanted Zedillo stopped. There has been so much bloodshed throughout this long span of battle. The EZLN settled to a truce to this 20 year conflict (La Botz, 2014).
Not only is poverty and lack of healthy foods a problem but people and children are at great risk at contracting disease. Some families do not even have a toilet or a place to bathe. There are various health challenges in Chiapas. Some common ones are the high rates of malnutrition, HIV/AIDS, maternal and infant mortality (Schlein,2009). Mexico has several programs but these health issues are still a public health problem. This is mainly due to Chiapas’ lack of quality health care and access. Even though Mexico has Universal Health Insurance not all individuals are receiving the healthcare they deserve or need. Universal Health Insurance should typically