M/Lat 12: US Relations with Mexico and Latin Ameri

M/LAT 12
Revised Syllabus

Week of Nov. 13th
Maquilas and NAFTA
Immigration Forum
See website for required articles.

Week of Nov. 20th
“NAFTA’s Promise and Reality.” Carnegie Endowment Report
OR
http://www.carnegieendowment.org/files/nafta1.pdf
“Mexico’s Corn Farmers see their livelihoods wither away” SF Chronicle. Or here:
Mexico's Corn Farmers...
See website for required articles.

Week of Nov. 27th
Snodgrass Godoy. “Health, Wealth & Trade: CAFTA & Medicine”
“Fraying of a Latin Textile Industry” The New York Times
“Will Mexico Soon Be Tapped Out?” Los Angeles Times
See website for additional required articles.

Week of Dec. 4th
“U.S. Cities Rise in Violence Along Border with Mexico” The New York Times.
“State of Siege: Drug-Related Violence and Corruption in Mexico – Unintended Consequences of the War on Drugs.”

Week of Dec. 11th
Work on Final Paper.

Week of Dec. 18th.
Final Paper Due.