Posted on April 24, 2008 by MexicoReporter
In the year ending September 2007, the U.S embassy in Mexico processed applications for 1,300,000 non-immigrant visas (visitor, student, temporary work, and other categories) according to this page on the site of the U.S Embassy in Mexico. This year the embassy is projecting more than 1,600,000 applications – and projections are generally overtaken by [...]
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Posted on April 24, 2008 by MexicoReporter
A good friend of mine, Juan, was denied a tourist visa to the United States this week. It’s technically known as a B-2 visa. Juan’s girlfriend is from the U.S, and he wanted to travel with her to her home state later this year to attend her sister’s wedding and to meet her parents for [...]
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Posted on April 21, 2008 by MexicoReporter
Warrants for the arrest of five public employees involved in the illegal detention of journalist Lydia Cacho (pictured) have been issued in Mexico after the nation’s Supreme Court decided at the end of last year not to pursue legal proceedings against those involved in the case.
The Attorney General’s office, which represents a special office set [...]
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Posted on April 18, 2008 by MexicoReporter
The fact that there exist official statistics on the amount and size of bribes paid in Mexico is perhaps indicative of the level to which corruption and the ‘informal economy’ is ingrained in Mexican Society.
The latest figures from Transperencia Mexico show that Mexicans spent 42% more on bribes last year than in 2005, splashing out [...]
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Posted on April 16, 2008 by MexicoReporter
The month of April started off badly, and it doesn’t look like letting up anytime soon. Two journalists received menacing phone calls this week as a result of reports they’ve written.
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Posted on April 15, 2008 by MexicoReporter
‘Violent criminal activity fueled by a war between criminal organizations struggling for control of the lucrative narcotics trade continues along the U.S.-Mexico border. Attacks are aimed primarily at members of drug trafficking organizations, Mexican police forces, criminal justice officials, and journalists. However, foreign visitors and residents, including Americans, have been among the victims of homicides and kidnappings in the border region. In its effort to combat violence, the government of Mexico has deployed military troops in various parts of the country. U.S. citizens are urged to cooperate with official checkpoints when traveling on Mexican highways.’
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Posted on April 14, 2008 by MexicoReporter
April is shaping up to be a bad month for journalists in Mexico.
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Posted on April 11, 2008 by MexicoReporter
It’s been a full week since the eruption of fury over the Absolut advertising campaign that ran in Mexico. Since we broke the story it has gone international, appearing on the Los Angeles Times, Reuters, AP , the Independent, Radio Five Live and other major media outlets, not to mention thousands of blogs around the world.
Spleens have been vented, apologies have been made, and a counter-PR move by rival SkYY vodka was made today. Here’s the latest.
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Posted on April 5, 2008 by MexicoReporter
Spoofs of Absolut’s spoof Mexico/USA map
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Posted on April 5, 2008 by MexicoReporter
The latest advertising campaign in Mexico from Swedish vodka maker Absolut seemed to push all the right buttons south of the U.S. border, but it ruffled a few feathers in El Norte. Here’s an update with some more detail about the fallout, and Absolut have tried to address the mountain of complaints rolling in about the ad
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