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    Mexico, there is no law; the drug cartels hold all the power, and they use it to control every facet of society, not only to extort the citizens, but also to impose their will, which they achieve with brutal public savagery. In the mid-to-late 1900s, areas like Juarez were rare, but now, cities like it are on the rise and something must be done. To provide some context, 2006, the year of Felipe Calderon’s election, marked the beginning of Mexico’s ineffectual war on drugs (Buchenau). Since then, almost

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    The Mexican drug war began in the 1960s, with America’s love for illegal drugs fueling the fire. Narco-violence has claimed the lives of thousands of citizens in recent years. Drug cartels have become comparable to Mafia figures, and have resorted to Mafia-style violence to prove to the Mexican government that they remain in control. The violence caused by drug cartels is rumored to lead Mexico to become a failed state. George W. Grayson, regular lecturer at the United States Department of State

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    Over the past decade drug cartels has had a free flow through Central America to import illegal drugs to the U.S. Even with a strict drug policy drugs are still crossing the Mexican border. Due to corruption and political influence drug cartels are able to manipulate the government to go undetected. The drug cartel is infamous for their ability to kidnapped, corrupt, and kill anyone trying to crackdown or expose any operation. Due to this corruption within local governments drug activity has been able

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    Drug trafficking has turned into one of the important and complex world issue today. Drug trafficking is the act of selling producing and transporting drugs that are illegal this can be seen in small or large scale operations. Today 's drug market is huge and most of the drug related business takes place mostly between Mexico and the U.S. This paper will explore how the Mexican cartels cause crime in order to gain money, induce fear upon the population, and gain power in Mexico. From the year 2006

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    Introduction: The War On Drugs has been an incredibly long, ineffective and costly initiative aimed at stemming the flow of illegal drugs into the United States with a specific focus on the well-worn trafficking paths snaking inward from south of the Mexican border. The failure of the War is perhaps best reflected in the incredible carnage and violence which continue to grip key border regions like Juarez. This territory, controlled by the notorious Juarez cartel, is the site of ongoing turf wars with rival

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    book are fleeing because they are trying to escape poverty, but it does not go into a lot of depth about how drug wars play a big role in immigration. The persistent violent behavior in Mexico executed by drug cartels, caused a generous amount of Mexican natives to flee to the United States looking for refuge. Even with the United States’ collaboration in Mexico’s government to crackdown on drug trafficking organizations, violence continues to rise. Not only does violence cause immigration, but the corruption

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    Mexican Cartels

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    doing? B. Attention getter/ Bullets begin flying, armored soldiers and drug cartel members fight it out on the steets killing each other and the surrounding civilians that are innocently just watching as they are caught in the cross fire. Now you may wonder where is this happening..Irag? Afganistan? No Its actually just south of us its happening in Mexico. C. I know this because as crazy as it sounds one of my cousins is in a drug cartel and I’ve seen the bullet holes, the blown up buildings, the blown

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    Drugs are something we have had for a long time. It’s something that can heal or kill. A lot of drugs are abused by some of their users in the U.S. and some of them are actually young kids or teens. Besides that, there are a lot of things that are worst than teens abusing drugs. Don’t get me wrong, it is bad just not as bad as the Drug War impact. Drugs affect the body just as much as it does anything else. One drug that affects the body greatly is meth. This is just one of the drugs that can

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    Drug Cartels In Mexico

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    established its presidency. Under the PRI political rule, drug cartels thrived and eventually became unstable. Until in December 2006, PAN party presidential representative Felipe Calderón rose to power with an established nationalistic political goal to end drug cartels. Ten days later after entering office, marked the first day of large scale operations to send troops against the narco-mafias. Subsequently, murder rates and international drug trafficking have only increased every year since then.

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    Purpose: To inform my audience about the three major reasons why drug cartels are dangerous. Central Idea: The three major reasons why drug cartels are dangerous are their violent exploits, wealth, and power. Introduction I. Let’s say you’re with friends in Mexico on summer break and you’re staying in one of the many beautiful beaches but little do you know that the area that you’re visiting is controlled and monitored by a ruthless drug cartel. II. My name is Luis De La Cruz III. I am here today

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