World: Mexico

Mexican banks tougher than U.S. on Mexicans

Activists working to secure U.S. borders and bring illegal immigration under control say Mexican banks are tougher on Mexicans than U.S. institutions are, refusing to accept as valid IDs those matricula consular cards Mexico issues.

Source: WorldNetDaily, March 14, 2007

Mexican school libraries stock songbook glorifying drug traffickers

Mexico’s school libraries are stocking a book that includes the lyrics of "narcocorridos" – folk songs that glorify drug traffickers – causing a storm of criticism in a country where the drug market and its violence have become part of life in thousands of communities.

Source: SignOnSanDiego (online), February 21, 2005

Mexican official seeks open border

Mexico’s newest border czar wants to begin building additional travel lanes at ports of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border and to increase the number of border crossings into the United States — the first steps, he hopes, toward an open border with no checkpoints.

Source: The Washington Times Nation/Politics (online), September 27, 2004

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