HispanicTips » Merida Initiative http://www.hispanictips.com Hispanic & Latino News Redefined - Empowering & Engaging Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:56:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 The Caravan for Peace has demanded the U.S. government to suspend the Plan Merida and admit that its drug policy has a devastating effect on Latin America. http://www.hispanictips.com/2011/06/13/the-caravan-for-peace-has-demanded-the-u-s-government-to-suspend-the-plan-merida-and-admit-that-its-drug-policy-has-a-devastating-effect-on-latin-america/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2011/06/13/the-caravan-for-peace-has-demanded-the-u-s-government-to-suspend-the-plan-merida-and-admit-that-its-drug-policy-has-a-devastating-effect-on-latin-america/#comments Mon, 13 Jun 2011 14:22:36 +0000 TomasC http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=134987 Tomás @ HispanicTips from www.plenglish.com
Hispanic & Latino News Redefined. Empower Yourself!]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2011/06/13/the-caravan-for-peace-has-demanded-the-u-s-government-to-suspend-the-plan-merida-and-admit-that-its-drug-policy-has-a-devastating-effect-on-latin-america/feed/ 0 The United States has spent only about half of $1.5 billion promised to Mexico for equipment and training to help combat ongoing drug violence – Bureaucratic problems with Merida Initiative http://www.hispanictips.com/2011/05/24/the-united-states-has-spent-only-about-half-of-1-5-billion-promised-to-mexico-for-equipment-and-training-to-help-combat-ongoing-drug-violence-bureaucratic-problems-with-merida-initiative/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2011/05/24/the-united-states-has-spent-only-about-half-of-1-5-billion-promised-to-mexico-for-equipment-and-training-to-help-combat-ongoing-drug-violence-bureaucratic-problems-with-merida-initiative/#comments Tue, 24 May 2011 15:30:44 +0000 TomasC http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=131142 Tomás @ HispanicTips from www.upi.com
Hispanic & Latino News Redefined. Empower Yourself!]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2011/05/24/the-united-states-has-spent-only-about-half-of-1-5-billion-promised-to-mexico-for-equipment-and-training-to-help-combat-ongoing-drug-violence-bureaucratic-problems-with-merida-initiative/feed/ 0 When they come together in Washington for a summit on Friday, it will have been more than a year since U.S. and Mexican officials reviewed progress and ongoing problems in the so-called Merida Initiative. The United States is giving Mexico $1.5 billion in security and economic assistance to combat violent drug cartels and root out corruption across the border. http://www.hispanictips.com/2011/04/29/when-they-come-together-in-washington-for-a-summit-on-friday-it-will-have-been-more-than-a-year-since-u-s-and-mexican-officials-reviewed-progress-and-ongoing-problems-in-the-so-called-merida-initiat/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2011/04/29/when-they-come-together-in-washington-for-a-summit-on-friday-it-will-have-been-more-than-a-year-since-u-s-and-mexican-officials-reviewed-progress-and-ongoing-problems-in-the-so-called-merida-initiat/#comments Fri, 29 Apr 2011 18:48:14 +0000 TomasC http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=125628 Tomás @ HispanicTips from www.nationaljournal.com
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Empower Yourself!]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2011/04/29/when-they-come-together-in-washington-for-a-summit-on-friday-it-will-have-been-more-than-a-year-since-u-s-and-mexican-officials-reviewed-progress-and-ongoing-problems-in-the-so-called-merida-initiat/feed/ 0 The Obama administration said Friday that Mexico has met enough human rights requirements for the U.S. to release $36 million in previously withheld funds that were part of the $1.4 billion Merida Initiative. http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/09/03/the-obama-administration-said-friday-that-mexico-has-met-enough-human-rights-requirements-for-the-u-s-to-release-36-million-in-previously-withheld-funds-that-were-part-of-the-1-4-billion-merida-ini/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/09/03/the-obama-administration-said-friday-that-mexico-has-met-enough-human-rights-requirements-for-the-u-s-to-release-36-million-in-previously-withheld-funds-that-were-part-of-the-1-4-billion-merida-ini/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:21:50 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=97768 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/09/03/the-obama-administration-said-friday-that-mexico-has-met-enough-human-rights-requirements-for-the-u-s-to-release-36-million-in-previously-withheld-funds-that-were-part-of-the-1-4-billion-merida-ini/feed/ 0 Placing the massacre of 72 migrants in Mexico at the feet of U.S. Immigration Control and Trade Policies – Migrant workers continue paying a heavy price as a result of the volatile mixture of the U.S. militarization of immigration control and border communities, the criminalization of migration, the expansion of NAFTA or “free” trade under the “Merida Initiative,” a war on drugs and national security. http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/08/28/placing-the-massacre-of-72-migrants-in-mexico-at-the-feet-of-u-s-immigration-control-and-trade-policies/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/08/28/placing-the-massacre-of-72-migrants-in-mexico-at-the-feet-of-u-s-immigration-control-and-trade-policies/#comments Sat, 28 Aug 2010 22:36:56 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=95318 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/08/28/placing-the-massacre-of-72-migrants-in-mexico-at-the-feet-of-u-s-immigration-control-and-trade-policies/feed/ 0 A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report found problems with the carrying out of a $1.6 billion counternarcotics plan to Mexico and Central America – Merida Initative http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/07/22/problems-with-merida-initative-says-gao/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/07/22/problems-with-merida-initative-says-gao/#comments Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:06:07 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=90898 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/07/22/problems-with-merida-initative-says-gao/feed/ 0 US seeks extension of anti-drug aid plan for Mexico, where violence has suddenly spiked – past 2012 http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/06/17/us-seeks-extension-of-anti-drug-aid-plan-for-mexico-where-violence-has-suddenly-spiked-past-2012/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/06/17/us-seeks-extension-of-anti-drug-aid-plan-for-mexico-where-violence-has-suddenly-spiked-past-2012/#comments Thu, 17 Jun 2010 15:00:34 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=88357 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/06/17/us-seeks-extension-of-anti-drug-aid-plan-for-mexico-where-violence-has-suddenly-spiked-past-2012/feed/ 0 Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met in New York with Mexican Foreign Secretary Patricia Espinosa to discuss the Merida Initiative, especially the chapter on drug trafficking, the Foreign Relations Secretariat said. http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/09/28/secretary-of-state-hillary-clinton-met-in-new-york-with-mexican-foreign-secretary-patricia-espinosa-to-discuss-the-merida-initiative-especially-the-chapter-on-drug-trafficking-the-foreign-relations/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/09/28/secretary-of-state-hillary-clinton-met-in-new-york-with-mexican-foreign-secretary-patricia-espinosa-to-discuss-the-merida-initiative-especially-the-chapter-on-drug-trafficking-the-foreign-relations/#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:39:04 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=62434 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/09/28/secretary-of-state-hillary-clinton-met-in-new-york-with-mexican-foreign-secretary-patricia-espinosa-to-discuss-the-merida-initiative-especially-the-chapter-on-drug-trafficking-the-foreign-relations/feed/ 0 CIP Americas Program Criticizes State Department Report on Human Rights Under the Merida Initiative http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/08/27/cip-americas-program-criticizes-state-department-report-on-human-rights-under-the-merida-initiative/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/08/27/cip-americas-program-criticizes-state-department-report-on-human-rights-under-the-merida-initiative/#comments Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:42:49 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/08/27/cip-americas-program-criticizes-state-department-report-on-human-rights-under-the-merida-initiative/ HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/08/27/cip-americas-program-criticizes-state-department-report-on-human-rights-under-the-merida-initiative/feed/ 0 Border czar praises Merida Initiative on first day of Border Security Conference http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/08/11/border-czar-praises-merida-initiative-on-first-day-of-border-security-conference/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/08/11/border-czar-praises-merida-initiative-on-first-day-of-border-security-conference/#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:41:17 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=57970 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/08/11/border-czar-praises-merida-initiative-on-first-day-of-border-security-conference/feed/ 0