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Dorothea Lange

State border plant inspection maintained by the United States Department of Agriculture between Mexico and the United States. Shoppers returning from Mexico (Juarez) to the United States (El Paso) over the bridge which carries all the traffic are required to open their packages for inspection

#Mexico #theUnitedStates #Juarez #ElPaso #theUSArmy #DorotheaLange #American #State #Texas #Lange

loc.gov/pictures/item/20177700

In this black and white historical photograph, a group of people are gathered at what appears to be an inspection or food distribution booth. Several individuals in military uniforms, possibly from the U.S. Army given their distinctive caps with metal insignia, stand behind two main counters where they interact with others who have brought items for examination or collection. The scene is set outside on a paved area adjacent to a building that seems residential rather than commercial. The focus of this photograph captures people's expressions and interactions as they engage in what could be considered essential activities like trade, food distribution, or immigration processing during the early 20th century based on their clothing styles. This image was taken by Dorothea Lange, an iconic American photographer known for her work documenting social issues such as poverty and immigration. The photo is identified with a caption that suggests it's part of State border plant inspection maintained by the United States Department of Agriculture between Mexico (Juarez) and El Paso in Texas over which traffic must pass through. The image captures not only an important historical moment but also reflects Lange's focus on social issues during her time.
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bs2

> What we’ve created, with a foreign policy, meaning our free trade treaty, is, one, slave factories all over the country, where nobody can live on the wages, two generations at least of feral kids on the street. Fifty percent of the kids you call high school kids in #Juárez neither go to school nor have jobs. They did a recent university study there, and they found out 40 percent of the kids in #Chihuahua , young males, wanted to become #sicarios , professional killers.
#CharlesBowden

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Ben Waber

Last was a fascinating talk by Mateo J. Carrillo on the impact of disparate development in Ciudad Juárez at the Stanford Center for Latin American Studies. Carrillo combines a historical perspective on Ciudad Juárez and the rise of multinational factories there with a remote sensing analysis of city structure for a rich view on the developmental trajectory of the area youtube.com/watch?v=7g5HhXvSIu (9/9) #history #economics #sociology #Mexico #Juárez

YouTubeDisparate Development, Gendered Geographies:Ejidos, Urbanization & the Ciudad JuárezMaquila IndustryBy Stanford Center for Latin American Studies
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Eric the half-a-bee

@UROCKlive1

What a dense idiot. The only reason the cartels and the incredible suffering and violence that they inflict on the Mexican people is the USAs insatiable appetite for drugs. It is an insanely profitable business for the cartels keeping North American nostrils packed full of cocaine etc.

The only way to deprive the cartels of business is to de-criminalise drugs and put the supply under government control. The drugs would be imported and distributed via government outlets who would also provide medical support and counselling to addicts who would probably be keen to cut back on or eliminate their dependency. Everyone wants to live a happy life.

If you want a good background on just how evil the cartel problem is in Mexico read Don Winslow’s Border Trilogy. Based on reality the books are horribly powerful.

Mind you MTG would not read them; there’s lots of big words and long paragraphs ’n stuff.

#DrugWar#Cartels#Mexico
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