Brief Summary: The War Next Door
The War Next Door
Every day, thousands of legal crossings are made across the U.S. - Mexican border, otherwise known as one of the world’s busiest borders. Many goods and materials, as well as hundreds of people in search of a better life, cross the border legally. However, not everything and everyone being crossed is good and legal. Every year, an illegal trade is made making an estimated amount of tens of billions of dollars from drug traffickers who smuggle their products into the U.S. These illegal trades are controlled by powerful Mexican drug groups, otherwise known as “cartels.” For several years now, Mexican cartels have caused huge amounts of deaths, smuggling, struggles to survive and even the good turning into the bad.
Mexican Drug Wars
Known as one of the world’s busiest borders, the U.S. - Mexican border consist of hundreds of thousands of legal trips back and forth each day. However, along with these many legal crosses, comes …show more content…
Secretary of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano, the war on drugs happening in Mexico “is not a failure.” She believes that the drug policies of the U.S. and Mexico are good ways of trying to prevent people from becoming addicted to drugs. Therefore, they should not drop these laws in order to end the wars. Napolitano also stated that it is only a matter of time until Mexico’s most powerful leader, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman falls out of power. With the war going on, drugs such as marijuana should not be legalized and at some point this mess will start to slowly go away.
On March 23, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI landed in Mexico in attempt to spread prayer to all who are suffering because of the Mexican drug war violence. In front of a large crowd, Pope Benedict emphasized that the cause of Mexico’s violence was greed. With his brief visit, the Pope hoped to leave a message that will hopefully touch many of Mexico’s citizen’s hearts and make a change in the
Every day, thousands of legal crossings are made across the U.S. - Mexican border, otherwise known as one of the world’s busiest borders. Many goods and materials, as well as hundreds of people in search of a better life, cross the border legally. However, not everything and everyone being crossed is good and legal. Every year, an illegal trade is made making an estimated amount of tens of billions of dollars from drug traffickers who smuggle their products into the U.S. These illegal trades are controlled by powerful Mexican drug groups, otherwise known as “cartels.” For several years now, Mexican cartels have caused huge amounts of deaths, smuggling, struggles to survive and even the good turning into the bad.
Mexican Drug Wars
Known as one of the world’s busiest borders, the U.S. - Mexican border consist of hundreds of thousands of legal trips back and forth each day. However, along with these many legal crosses, comes …show more content…
Secretary of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano, the war on drugs happening in Mexico “is not a failure.” She believes that the drug policies of the U.S. and Mexico are good ways of trying to prevent people from becoming addicted to drugs. Therefore, they should not drop these laws in order to end the wars. Napolitano also stated that it is only a matter of time until Mexico’s most powerful leader, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman falls out of power. With the war going on, drugs such as marijuana should not be legalized and at some point this mess will start to slowly go away.
On March 23, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI landed in Mexico in attempt to spread prayer to all who are suffering because of the Mexican drug war violence. In front of a large crowd, Pope Benedict emphasized that the cause of Mexico’s violence was greed. With his brief visit, the Pope hoped to leave a message that will hopefully touch many of Mexico’s citizen’s hearts and make a change in the