In Mexico, violence has increased consistently due to the drug war. ... The Mexican drug war is not given much attention. ... This action initiated the Mexican drug war. ... A year later the Bush administration decided to help in the Mexican drug war by giving Mexico $1.6 billion in aid. ... From certain reports, about 48,000 people have died from the drug war. ...
Drugs that come from Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, and Mexico are commonly smuggled through the borders of Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, and California with Mexico. ... (Lesher) Year after year these numbers are increasing and the United States has yet to find a stop to the drug war. ... (Johnson 75) The United States government has been at war with drugs for quite a long time now. ... The DEA is known to lead America's war on drugs where the battle may occur. ... Millions of U.S. dollars have been spent and numerous government agents" lives have been lost in the war on drugs. ...
Sinaloa Cartel is based in Chihuahua, which is on the United States/Mexican border. ... Mexico is the number one foreign supplier of marijuana abused in the United States. ... Mexico is an opium poppy-cultivating/heroin-producing Country. ... Mexico is also the number one foreign supplier of methamphetamine to the United States. ... Unfortunately, the major cartels seem to have the upper hand in this war. ...
This proves that the war on drugs is not effective at all. ... "Historical evidence suggests that the anti-Mexican rhetoric in general and laws regulating the use of marijuana in particular were parts of an overall strategy to remove Mexican immigrants from the labor market" (Jense/Gerber, 49). Mexicans are always getting accused of using or selling drugs. The police always stop a car full of Mexicans and check for drugs. ...
A Research of the Media Coverage of the War on Drugs: Marijuana: The Facts and the Media Coverage The "war on drugs" was announced by President Nixon in 1971. ... Some people have always been advocates of the "war on drugs." ... Given this knowledge, the advocates for the war on drugs know that prevention is a very important part of the war. ... This is where the media plays a huge role in the war on drugs. ... The media was now in alliance with the war on drugs. ...
(Opium War) Two different but unsuccessful opium wars were fought by the Chinese in rebellion to the British effort to monopolize opium in the country. ... (Opium War) As is the case for many drugs that had made themselves popular during today, an adjustment periods were taken by nations to discover the effects of the drug before illegalization was enacted. ... Amado Carrillo Fuentes was the top drug trafficker in Mexico, Carrillo was transporting five times more cocaine to America than any other drug trafficker in the world, building a fortune of over $25 billion (Wikipedia). ... (Lacey) T...
