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FOR YOUR ACTION – MEXICO
For Action Alerts from the ELCA Washington Office, see link
at:
http://www.elca.org/advocacy/issues/latinamerica/
CIUDAD JUAREZ MURDERS
Since 1993,
over 450 young women have been violently killed in Ciudad Juarez – across the
border from El Paso, Texas. In the past ten years, Mexico has done little to
prevent or investigate these crimes. Recent international pressure has forced
Mexico to take notice of this tragedy.
For information, see:
http://www.wola.org/Mexico/hr/ciudad_juarez/juarez_updated_05.htm
http://www.lawg.org/countries/mexico/explore_juarez.htm
EFFECTS OF NAFTA ON MEXICAN ECONOMY TWELVE YEARS LATER
Analysis of the effects of the North American Free Trade
Agreement (NAFTA) over the past 12 years shows that it has destroyed more jobs
than it has created and worsened poverty and inequity for the majority of
Mexicans. Statistics show that Mexico is losing its food sovereignty and instead
has increased its dependency on more expensive imports.
For information about this issue, see links at:
http://www.churchworldservice.org/Educ_Advo/trade-consultation-docs.htm
http://www.lwr.org/advocacy/tradeprimer.pdf
http://www.afsc.org/trade-matters/trade-agreements/NAFTA.htm
http://www.citiz.org/trade/nafta/
BORDER FENCING WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR
MIGRANTS AND FURTHER IMPERIL ENDANGERED SPECIES
A triple fence proposed for parts of the US border with
Mexico will push migrants toward more dangerous desert crossings, causing more
deaths and increasing environmental degradation along with further loss of
endangered species. If erected, the fence would be two and one half times as
long as the Berlin Wall and longer than any existing fence.
For more information about this issue, see the LAWG links
at:
http://www.lawg.org/countries/mexico/explore_border.htm
http://www.lawg.org/countries/mexico/sandiegoltr.htm
For more information on immigration issues, see:
The Latin America Working Group: www.lawg.org
One of the best web resources for well-researched background information as well
as legislative advocacy resources. Find Mexico-specific information under the
“Issues” tab.
Presiding Bishop Mark Hanson and Ralston Deffenbaugh (President, Lutheran
Immigration and Refugee Service) March 2006 advocacy statement regarding the
Secure Fence Act:
www.elca.org/advocacy/immad0306-5.pdf
For information on e-advocacy, see:
http://ga6.org/elca_advocacy/join.tcl
or activist tools at:
http://www.lawg.org
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