The disappearance of 43 students became the moment in which the Mexican society realized that it's not 43 people missing, but, it's 30,000 people missing as a result of the Drug War.
A drug cartel is an organization that is involved in supplying drug trafficking operations. In Mexico, drug cartels have a great impact because Mexico is a country known for being one of the biggest drug suppliers in the world. Drug cartels have impacted Mexico because of the violence they've brought into the country. Mexico is listed as the 22 most insecure place to live in the world. Although drug cartels bring insecurity to Mexico, it is approximated that 78% of Mexico's economy comes from drug cartels. Drug cartels are not the only reason why there is violence in Mexico, another reason why there is so much violence in Mexico is the lack of education and opportunities for young people. In Mexico private schools are really expensive and public schools don't offer really good programs. Only 17% of the young population in Mexico