Mexico’s Killing Fields
why do people work for maquiladoras in mexico?
what’s the purpose?
because that’s the only work available in Mexico.
February 1st, 2010
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women studies topics please help.?
how is beauty a transnational issue? how are politics economics and culture of "beauty" is feminized in a transnational context?
what is the connection between globalization and the maquiladora system?what ways do women benefit from this and what way does the system work against women?
WMS 50: UC Davis?
January 24th, 2010
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How do maquiladoras effect the U.S. economy?
And are maquiladoras only in mexico?
wow…
let me answer you:
maquiladoras don’t just affect the U.S. economy, it affects all the world. how?
with this maquiladoras you can employ a lot of people from THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES (which means not only mexico has maquiladoras but guatemala, panama, china, etc) and for your information even the U.S. has maquiladoras where people get paid one cent for every button they sew into a shirt. (and people say slavery ended? BS!) so no, maquiladoras are not only in mexico.
maquiladoras directly affect the U.S. economy because it take away those jobs opportunities at american factories because it is cheaper to pay some one on a third world country to do the job than an american.
and something else, for this companies to pay less taxes they leave some of their merchandise at the countries (usually shirts without a button, a tiny hole, etc). if you know where to look for shops on this countries you can buy an abercrombie hoodie for 40 dollars while if you buy the VERY SAME hoodie at the U.S. it will cost you 80 bucks. there are even some Coach purses made in my country and i can actually buy them for 40 bucks while they are worth 300 bucks and they are 100% real and not fakes, why? because all this stuff is made in third world countries, and that’s why china makes so many stuff!
January 19th, 2010
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Why areMaquiladoras important in the location of the global system?
Why areMaquiladoras important in the location of the global system?
Maquiladoras are districts where manufactured products could be sent to the united states free of import tariffs .
A well earned 10 points for those scholars out there!
Here are the associations:
http://www.maquilaportal.com/public/Contact&Info/asocmaq.htm
December 14th, 2009
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Geography test help p3?
Question 25
Question 25
1.
Question 25 text
Evidence from middle and South America indicates that activities in the informal economy are wasteful of resouces
Answer
Question 25 answers
True
False
2 points
Question 26
Question 26
1.
Question 26 text
The Brazillian government used to encourage the clearing of the Amazon through tax breaks
Answer
Question 26 answers
True
False
2 points
Question 27
Question 27
1.
Question 27 text
Female migrants constitute a major segment of the labor force working in the maquiladoras
Answer
Question 27 answers
True
False
2 points
Question 28
Question 28
1.
Question 28 text
What was the initial cause of the debt crisis suffered by many countries in the 1980s?
Answer
Question 28 answers
Loans were taken to fund development projects that failed to achieve economic growth
Payments of social support to increasingly poor populations required states to take out huge loans
Raw material deposits usually run out before all of the borrowed money could be used
Lending institutions failed to loan the money they promised, so many development projects could not be finished
2 points
Question 29
Question 29
1.
Question 29 text
What was established by the enactment of the treaty of Tordesillas in 1494?
Answer
Question 29 answers
The peaceful division of Middle and South America between Portugal and Spain
The relinquisment by the portuguese of all their claims to land in the Americas
An end to the great wars between native Americans and European invaders
The agreement between Britain and Spain to end the conflict over the Caribbean islands
2 points
Question 30
Question 30
1.
Question 30 text
What was the name of the Spaniard who conquered the Inca empire?
Answer
Question 30 answers
Cortez
de Soto
Balboa
Pizzaro
2 points
Question 31
Question 31
1.
Question 31 text
Which of the following best describes the meaning of the expression "brain drain"?
Answer
Question 31 answers
The lack of educational opportunities for people living in deeloping countries
The growing number of educated people working in low-kill occupations
The decline in education spending due to high debt loads
The migration of skilled people to a more profitable place
2 points
Question 32
Question 32
1.
Question 32 text
What was the primary reason for U.S. involvement in the politics of Middle and South America after World War II?
Answer
Question 32 answers
The perceived threat of communism
Increasing environmental destruction
To replace dictators with elected officials
To suppress resistance to elected governments
2 points
Question 33
Question 33
1.
Question 33 text
What typically happens to profits generated by ranches and plantations in Middle and South America?
Answer
Question 33 answers
They flow out of the country to foreign owners
They are depleted by annual reoccurrences of various types of natural disasters
They accumulate in local banks to allow governments to avoid imposing taxes
They are used to fund massive social programs, such as school and public housing
2 points
Question 34
Question 34
1.
Question 34 text
Which is one positive development in the battle against the deforestation of the Amazon?
Answer
Question 34 answers
Reforestation is faster than previously thought in the tropical environment
Global demand for wood products is going down
Scientists have discovered that trees are not ecologically necessary
Other vast new forests are being discovered around the world that more than make up for the trees lost in the Amazon
2 points
Question 35
Question 35
1.
Question 35 text
Most of the production of large, northern corporate farms in Mexico is for the North American market
Answer
Question 35 answers
True
False
2 points
Question 36
Question 36
1.
Question 36 text
Which of the following terms includes economic activity that does not pay taxes to the government?
Answer
Question 36 answers
Informal economy
Formal economy
Duty-free economy
Industrial economy
2 points
Question 37
Question 37
1.
Question
Since it’s a TEST, it’s better for you to do this yourself.
November 18th, 2009
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Hmm Social Studies! Opinions on Mexican immigration. !please!?
1. Do you think the maquiladoras should be allowed to continuing operating on the Mexican border without any changes? Why or why not?
2. Name at least two problems (or opinions) that come from ILLEGAL immigration.
3. In your opinion, what should be done to solve the problem of ILLEGAL immigration form Mexico to the United States?
Thanks so much!! =)
2. they take away our jobs, they force us to learn their language because they refuse to learn ours
3. dig a moat across the border, use the dirt to build levees in louisiana, and take all the extra alligators from florida and put them in the moat. mexicans wont be so thrilled to come here illegally anymore….
haha! yes i like that berlin idea! but we should do the alligator thing in the moat too 
November 18th, 2009
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Can Someone Please Translate This Spanish Song?
I love this song but only partially understand what it means. Can someone please translate? I’ve tried online translators and they don’t make much sense. Here’s the song:
La Nina by Lila Downs
Desde temprano, la niña reza,
pa’ que su día no sea tan largo
y con la luz de madrugada,
hace limpieza de sus encargos
cierra los ojos pa’ no mirarse,
que en el espejo se va notando
que su trabajo la está acabando
y es que su santo está en descanso
todos los días, todas las horas,
en esa espuma de sus tristezas,
uñas y carne, sudor y fuerzas,
todo su empeño, todos sus sueños,
se van quedando en sus recuerdos,
en la memoria de sus anhelos
Ay! melena negra carita triste, Rosa María
buscando vives tus días y noches una salida
que un domingo libra este infierno tuyo por tu alegría.
Maquiladora sólo un recuerdo será algún día
y la cosecha tu propio fruto será algún día,
será algún día.
Que redimidos sean tus patrones será algún día
y que la humildad se vuelva orgullo será algún día
y que seas igual a los demás será algún día,
será algún día.
The Daughter of Your Eyes (la nina de tus ojos)
You saw me when no one else saw me.
You loved me when no one else loved me.(x2)
You gave me a name. I am your daughter.
The daugher of your eyes,
Because you loved me (x2)
(After doing that section twice, repeat "Because you loved me" over and over)
Chorus:
I love you more than my life (x3)
October 19th, 2009
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Can Someone Please Translate This Spanish Song?
I love this song but only partially understand what it means. Can someone please translate? I’ve tried online translators and they don’t make much sense. Here’s the song:
La Nina by Lila Downs
Desde temprano, la niña reza,
pa’ que su día no sea tan largo
y con la luz de madrugada,
hace limpieza de sus encargos
cierra los ojos pa’ no mirarse,
que en el espejo se va notando
que su trabajo la está acabando
y es que su santo está en descanso
todos los días, todas las horas,
en esa espuma de sus tristezas,
uñas y carne, sudor y fuerzas,
todo su empeño, todos sus sueños,
se van quedando en sus recuerdos,
en la memoria de sus anhelos
Ay! melena negra carita triste, Rosa María
buscando vives tus días y noches una salida
que un domingo libra este infierno tuyo por tu alegría.
Maquiladora sólo un recuerdo será algún día
y la cosecha tu propio fruto será algún día,
será algún día.
Que redimidos sean tus patrones será algún día
y que la humildad se vuelva orgullo será algún día
y que seas igual a los demás será algún día,
será algún día.
The Daughter of Your Eyes (la nina de tus ojos)
You saw me when no one else saw me.
You loved me when no one else loved me.(x2)
You gave me a name. I am your daughter.
The daugher of your eyes,
Because you loved me (x2)
(After doing that section twice, repeat "Because you loved me" over and over)
Chorus:
I love you more than my life (x3)
October 19th, 2009
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Why are they upset when we return their illegal aliens?
Should it be our concern if the mayor of juarez does not like all these illegal alien criminals deported to his city?
Do you think Janet wil stop these deportations?
Do they really expect us to keep 85,425 criminal illegal aliens who never should have been here?
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Juárez mayor criticizes deportations
Criminals add to city’s problems, Ferriz says
By Diana Washington Valdez / El Paso Times
Posted: 08/12/2009 12:00:00 AM MDT
EL PASO — Juárez Mayor Jose Reyes Ferriz said Tuesday that dumping thousands of U.S.-jailed criminals from Mexico in his violence-torn city worsens an already bad situation.
He said the U.S. government empties its jails and deports 7,000 criminals each year to Juárez.
"They need to be sent to Mexico City and distributed back to their communities," Ferriz said Tuesday at the Border Security Conference at the University of Texas at El Paso.
He also defended the use of Mexican soldiers to help civilian law enforcement crack down on drug dealers and other organized criminals.
He said the rise in crimes such as bank robberies, ATM thefts, store robberies and vehicle thefts showed that Joint Operation Chihuahua has managed to hurt the drug dealers’ cash flow. Drug dealers are turning to other crimes to make up for the loss in drug proceeds.
Juárez officials said Mexican soldiers are expected to end their patrols when a new 1,400-member city police force hits the streets next month, four months ahead of schedule.
"The army had said it would not help with police patrols until the police force was cleaned up," Ferriz said.
Getting rid of corruption meant firing 300 police officers, and training recruits to replace them and others who retired early or failed to show up for the confidence exams others had failed.
About 5,000 soldiers are taking part in Joint Operation Chihuahua in Juárez as part of Mexico’s national war against the drug cartels. The joint force includes city, state and federal police and the military.
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, the conference’s keynote speaker, said she is aware the Mexican government is concerned about the U.S. deportations, which technically are removals.
"We are not going to stop deporting people, let me be clear on that," Napolitano said during a news conference at UTEP. "But as to where and when we deport people, we may make some adjustments to that."
Richard Rocha, spokes man for Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Washington, said ICE removed 85,425 criminal aliens to Mexico during fiscal year 2008, which ended Sept. 30.
Of those, ICE removed 6,844 through its El Paso field office. Rocha did not have an exact breakdown, but speculated that most of the 6,844 people were from Mexico and the rest from other countries.
"Criminal aliens are removed through various of our field offices, not just El Paso," Rocha said.
Panelists at the conference discussed other issues, also.
Ferriz and other speakers — including U.S. Rep. Bob Filner, D-Calif.; author and UTEP Professor Kathleen Staudt; and Rodger Garner, the Mexico mission director for the U.S. Agency for International Development — recommended investing more into Mexico’s socio-economic infrastructure to increase employment, reduce violence and improve quality of life.
The Agency for International Development’s budget for Mexico for fiscal year 2008 was $23 million, mostly for health, educational and judicial reform programs, Garner said.
Other speakers said most U.S. assistance for Mexico was going to military and law enforcement training and hardware, such as the $1.5 billion Merida Initiative.
Filner said the U.S. government poured millions dollars after World War II into rebuilding Japan and Germany, which became economic powerhouses. "Why not help the economy of a friendly nation (Mexico) and use spending to create jobs?" he asked.
Ferriz said Juárez erred when it invested too much into the 30-year maquiladora industry’s infrastructure and not enough into strengthening the city’s social fabric.
Staudt said a typical salary in Mexican border cities was $4.50 a day, which fell to $3.70 a day after the recession kicked in.
"We need trade policies that allow people to earn living wages in their own countries," she said.
About 700 people attended the conference, which ended Tuesday.
Diana Washington Valdez may be reached at dvaldez@elpasotimes.com; 546-6140.
http://www.elpasotimes.com/ci_13041906
grunga - I am American Indian, thanks for asking. And there were no laws in place so they could not be illegal. common sense.
he is pissed cuz he knows what kind of criminals these people really are — but hey, according to some posters they are here JUST FOR A BETTER LIFE—– you mean — A MORE PROFITABLE AREA TO DO THEIR CRIMES IN !!!!
funny, when the mexican government is protesting the crack down of illegals they say—- but these are good, hardworking , honest people. but when they are being deported back to mexico THEIR OWN GOVERNMENT admits they are criminals !!!
October 17th, 2009
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HELP MY ESSAY. IS THIS good enough for touchpoint essay help me PLS?
In this essay, Luevano initiates a theological reflection on the cases of the approximately 250 missing and 500 murdered women of Juarez-Chihuahua, Mexico. The women are victims of femicide, the murder of women by men. Luevano’s main purpose is to engage femicide as a theological challenge. After presenting a brief description of the social, political, and economic conditions that have fostered violence against women in Northern Mexico, the author focuses on exploring how the mutilated and dismembered bodies of these women call for an appropriate theological analysis. Finally, the essay concludes with a reflection on the power and the necessity of developing theological and ethical responses to the reality of femicide.
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In Northern Mexico, increasing numbers of violent events have dramatically affected women’s lives. Since 1993, more than 250 women have disappeared and at least 500 women have been killed in the border town of Juarez, Mexico, and surrounding state of Chihuahua. (1) Domestic violence was the cause of approximately two-thirds of these murders. The rest can likely be attributed to targeted violence surrounding narcotics trafficking. Young women between the ages of ten and thirty are kidnapped, tortured, raped, and murdered. In many cases, their bodies are mutilated; in most cases, their remains are dumped in the desert slums on Juarez’s outskirts. On occasion, murderers leave victims’ bodies in the city’s central business district, in what appears to be an arrogant display of perpetrators’ immunity from the law. (2) These crimes are commonly referred to as "The Maquiladora Murders," a reference to the women’s factory-worker status. I contend that they are part of a wider cycle of violence called "femicide." (3)
I base my approach on observations and data gathered during field research in Juarez and El Paso, Texas, where I interviewed people directly affected by murder and others beyond the borderlands who have taken an interest in the situation there. I approach the Juarez-Chihuahua femicides from the standpoint of my own theological sensitivities and concerns. Their deaths call for an appropriate response in which the horror of femicide is opposed and denounced in word and deed. Such a response must analyze and address all conditions that cause or allow these women to be murdered without consequence. Thus in this essay, I focus on our response to the call of these events. Ultimately, I believe the Juarez-Chihuahua femicides are a modern-day summons to conversion for us all.
Only bold attention to the stark reality of the Juarez-Chihuahua femicides constitutes an adequate starting point for comprehensive consideration of this evil. Lack of such attention would more likely than not result in failure to see and accept the Juarez-Chihuahua femicides for what they are. Such failure would undermine the prophetic potency of this event and could lead to an idealization or glorification of the historically imposed suffering of these women. A wealth of comprehensive feminist theology rightly argues against such idealization and glorification.
I have divided my reflection into three sections. First, I present a brief description of the social, political, and economic conditions that created the environment fostering violence against women in Northern Mexico for more than fourteen years. Second, I focus on exploring how the mutilated and dismembered bodies of these women are part of the Juarez-Chihuahua theological event that calls for an appropriate response. Last, I point out the necessity of developing theological and ethical responses from the theological community to the reality of femicide.
A Culture of Violence as the Context of Femicide: The Impact of Globalization
Several factors have contributed to support an environment of violence against women and femicide in Northern Mexico. I suggest that these factors are structurally related to the processes of globalization affecting this specific context. Among these factors, my research shows the importance of considering the prevalent governmental corruption, North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), las invasiones (the invasions), the drug cartel, and shifts in gender roles.
sounds good
October 15th, 2009
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