Table of Contents
Foreword 5
Introduction 7
Chapter 1 What Does the Future Hold for Mexico?
1 Enrique Pena Nieto Elected President of Mexico PR Newswire 12
2 Mexico's False Dawn Larry Kaplow 17
3 NAFTA Has Had a Positive Effect on Mexico The Canadian Press 24
4 NAFTA Has Not Had a Positive Effect on Mexico Mark Weisbrot Stephan Lefebvre Joseph Sammut 30
5 In Middle of Mexico, a Middle Class Rises Damien Cave 36
6 As Mexico Claws Toward Prosperity, Some in Middle Class Slide Back William Booth Nick Miroff 45
Chapter 2 What are Mexico's Greatest Challenges and Opportunities?
1 Mexico Must Combat Corruption Rodrigo Aguilera 55
2 Mexico Must Combat Human Rights Abuses Amnesty International 61
3 Improving the Mexican Economy Would Decrease Illegal Immigration to the United States Guillermo Cantor 69
4 Mexico Should Take a More Active Stance on US Immigration Reform Luis Rubio 76
Chapter 3 How Should Mexico Approach the Drug War?
1 Mexico Can Win the Drug War Jaime Daremblum 83
2 Mexico Cannot Win the Drug War Jose Merino 90
3 US Weapons Fuel the Mexican Drug War Chris McGreal 96
4 US Weapons Are Not to Blame for the Drug War Ted Galen Carpenter 102
5 Stop the Drugs War Mary Wakefield 108
6 US Support for Mexican Reforms Would Decrease Drug Violence Shannon K. O'Neil 114
Facts About Mexico 121
Organizations to Contact 124
For Further Reading 130
Index 135
Picture Credits 142