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A Land of Bootstraps

The International Labor Organization has now classified Mexico as having the highest rate of informal employment in Latin America.

(LAS CRUCES, NM) - But a new analysis by the Mexican Institute of Statistics, Geography and Informatics (Inegi) reports that six out of ten Mexican workers are employed in precarious circumstances.

This means they lack contracts, benefits or retirement plans.

Decorated Marine to Be Released Today from Mexican Prison

Hammar's attorney Eddie Varon Levy plans to fly to Mexico City today to pick his client up.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - Marine veteran Jon Hammar, jailed in Mexico for carrying a shotgun across the border is expected to be released today, according to his lawyer.

U.S. Senator Bill Nelson reportedly received word that the Mexican attorney general's office planned to release Hammar.

Free Jon Hammar- Former U.S. Marine, Thrown in Prison in Mexico

No one should be arrested for trying to do the right thing.

(WASHINGTON DC) - Jon Hammar, a former U.S. Marine, was going to surf in Costa Rica when he was arrested at the border going into Mexico.

Red Shoes and Big Walls

Advocates call for an end to heavy-handed policies along the border...

(LAS CRUCES, NM) - Human rights activists in the Paso del Norte region marked December 10 in commemoration of the 64th anniversary of International Human Rights Day.

On both sides of the border, activists called attention to the struggles of women, immigrants and border residents.

`Project Below the Beltway` Targets Sinaloa and Juarez Cartels and Affiliated Violent Street Gangs Nationwide

News from the Drug Enforcement Agency...

(WASHINGTON DC) - The DEA today announced the results of “Project Below the Beltway”, a two-year series of investigations targeting the Sinaloa and Juarez Cartels and violent street gangs as part of on-going initiative against the cartels and their distribution network in America.

The series of federal, state, and local investigations began in May 2010 and culminated on December 6, 2012.

A Visual Journey into the Heart and Soul of Ciudad Juarez

An old city sees new life...

(LAS CRUCES, NM) - In recent pieces, FNS has mentioned the revitalization project that is underway in the historic downtown of Ciudad Juarez.

The state-city plan moves forward, with workmen now engaged in constructing a controversial train tunnel/underpass.

A New Era for Mexico, Juarez?

Some want to charge ex-president Felipe Calderon, who was blamed for the wave of violence that engulfed Mexico after 2006.

(LAS CRUCES, NM) - In Mexico, the presidency of Enrique Pena Nieto got off to a violent start.

Special Report: The Skeletons in Calderon`s Closet

In the final days of the Calderon government, renewed attention has focused on the human cost of the so-called drug war...

(LAS CRUCES, NM) - As outgoing Mexican president Felipe Calderon prepares to enter the Ivory Tower of Harvard, skeletons are rattling the walls of Mexico during the last few days of his administration.

Within the past week, Mexican authorities have recovered the remains of scores of murder victims from mass grave sites situated in different regions of the country.

War or Peace in Mexico?

The newest narco-banners promise the continuation of violent rivalries honed during the past six years into the period of incoming President Enrique Pena Nieto.

(LAS CRUCES, NM) - Do messages attributed to three Mexican underworld organizations portend war or peace?

Three so-called narco-banners displayed in Guerrero are purportedly signed by three groups not only a truce among the signatories, but also a new “brotherhood” against the rival Los Zetas organization.

What if the Mayans are Right?

Will everything just go “bang?” Will death hurt? Will it be fast?

(PORTLAND, OR) - What will you do if the Mayans are right? What if the world really ends on December 20th, 2012? Will you decide not to make your car payment?

Will you decide not to make your house or apartment rental payment?