Mexican Drug War

for food and money. Low class associates with middle class and will try upper class just to see if they will give a hand out. From what I have seen the low and middle class work twice as much as the upper class. So that’s the life style of every Mexican…

The origins of such a conflict are cloudy. The first anti-drug laws were passed well before Richard Nixon declared drugs public enemy number one, but for a completely different reason then what you may think. The earliest anti-opium laws were passed in the 1870s. You may ask yourself why they would only target opium, and the answer to this question has everything to do with race. These early drug laws were aimed more towards the Chinese immigrants entering the country than the opium that they…

explains how interconnected the drug cartels are to both America's and Mexico's economies. In fact, Mexican citizens prefer working drug-cartel jobs as informants or mules, rather than working legal jobs, because they make better money. On the higher end, businessmen and cartel bosses spend the illegal drug money on purchases in America. Thus, effectively pouring the money into the economies, despite the fact that the huge amounts of money profitted from selling illicit drugs is untaxed and…

But at the end of the 1990s the Colombian government implemented stronger policies to control the drug flow. This reduced the ability of the Colombian cartels to oversee and secure the international narcotic routes. After the Colombian participation diminished new gangs and ringleaders appeared, mostly from Mexico. Many of the previous Transportistas were arrested and the gang network was completely remodeled. New activities appeared which were also followed by violence and even more…

research the drug world in Mexico. Before researching this topic, I already knew drug trade is a common thing in Mexico, drugs are imported and exported from and to Mexico and many people are killed because of reasons related to drugs. A couple of things I wanted to know about this topic were how drug trade has affected Mexico economically and the normal way of living and how much violence had been directly tied to the drug trade. In the end, I decided to investigate if the legalization of…

Stories” The video starts with a funny activity in Mexico that simulating how the illegal immigrates to cross the US and Mexico border. The participants are mostly Mexican young people, most of them start dreaming to cross the US and Mexico border even before they start elementary school as it mentioned in the video. However, the Mexican government sees the activity as a practice to teach the young people to betray their motherland. So they do not support it. On the other side, the locals they…

Drug cartels play a huge role because they threaten people in power by threatening to kill the individual or their family or to further their agenda. Likewise, “La mordida” does not only apply to police officers, but it applies to politicians, army officials, and individuals in power. Much of these bribes are from drug cartels. In Stephen Morris scholarly article, “Corruption, Drug Trafficking, and Violence in Mexico.” Morris states that…

Was America justified in going to war with Mexico? Before April 25, 1846, American you know today wasn't the same If America didn’t go to war with Mexico, American would only be half of the size it was today. This all started because Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico wasn’t so thrilled about Texas actions. Which, leads to the question, was America justified to war with Mexico? The United States was not justified in going to war with Mexico because, America invaded mexico…

Manifest Destiny was not benevolent, but an aggressive imperialism pursued at the expense of others because America spreaded its boundaries over a vast area. The removal of the Indians, possession of Oregon and Texas, as well as the Mexican War, were all results of Manifest Destiny. Manifest Destiny was an. aggressive imperialism pursued at the expense of others due to events similar to the removal of Indians. William Henry Harrison was a congressional delegate from the…

Drug trafficking between the United States and Latin America have create a mass of violence between both countries. In the last years, both governments have declared a “war on drugs” with the idea that drug consumption and drug trafficking will stop or will get control. Drug trafficking has brought blood and pain to society. According to surveys drug trafficking is affecting more young adult than other groups. According to Matthew Jenner, “drug trafficking is the most crucial and most dangerous…