Issues In Mexico

With a population of 96 million people and over 762,000 square miles of land, Mexico is a country filled with lots of joy and festivities. It is home to many great leaders, and to many chicanos around the world who have inspired us by their work. However, Mexico is not all sunshine and rainbows. They have faced many issues and they are still currently facing many. Then again, which country is not facing issues, whether it is economical or climate challenges. It would take a very long time to name all of the issues that Mexico faced, so I will only be naming the ones from 1990 up until present day.

The United States and Mexican banking and financial systems have been closely linked to one another for many years. The building of Mexican railroads

This causes families to become poor and in some cases homeless. Because of this, many Mexican workers migrate to the United States to find work. When you hear the word “Mexican” or “Hispanic” the first thing that most likely pops into our head is “farm worker” or “field worker”.Well, that is actually quite accurate. In 2014 more than 11.7 million latinos immigrated to the United States. These people come to america looking to get a shot at the american dream , but they end up getting a job working in the fields where they get paid very little. The problem is that they cross the border illegally, which has caused issues between the governments of Mexico and the United States. The U.S feels that this shows a weak border, which makes it look easy for terrorists to enter the country. The real problem presented by illegal immigration is security, not the supposed threat to the economy. However, both Mexico and the United States are adopting strategies to deal with this issue. For Mexico, these strategies include improving living conditions and increasing job opportunities so that people do not have to immigrate to america for a better life. The United States has discussed building a stronger, better Mexican-American border, and now, thanks to our current president Donald J. Trump, the improved wall seems like a close

Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman is a huge drug lord. He is the head of the Sinaloa Cartel, and he is Mexico’s most wanted criminal. On july 11, 2015, Guzman escaped from a maximum-security prison, which is located in Mexico. He was imprisoned for 17 months before he escaped from a tunnel that he dug under his shower. El Chapo’s escape caused huge embarrassment for Mexico. “El Chapo” formed his drug cartel in the 1990’s, engaging in bloody battles with rival cartels. In 2006, Mexican president Felipe Calderon declared war on the country’s drug cartels. This ultimately led to increased violence throughout Mexico’s drug smuggling corridors. In 2010 alone, more than 34 thousand deaths were attributed to drug related violence. Many people feel that the increase in violence is attributed to infighting among the various drug cartels. Because of president Calderon, drug lords have either been killed or arrested. Younger, less experienced members of the cartels have replaced them, and when this happens other cartels try to move in and take over the old drug lord’s territory. This leads to rival cartels fighting an all out war. This problem does not look like it will go away soon because the current president Enrique Pena Nieto is not doing much about it. In fact, it looks like he has a connection with some cartels. There are allegations that money from the Juarez Cartel was being funneled into his campaign. Pena