The Merida Initiative, providing $500 million dollars in aid primarily to Mexican military and police forces, is now before Congress. Find out how U.S. taxpayers' money could wind up increasing impunity, corruption, and human rights violations in Mexico, while missing the mark in the battle against drug-related violence. Defeat Plan Mexico Sign On.
Related Americas Policy Program Articles:
A Primer on Plan Mexico
http://americas.irc-online.org/am/5204
Plan Mexico and the Billion-Dollar Drug Deal
http://americas.irc-online.org/am/4611
Also in Spanish here.
Plan Mexico
http://www.fpif.org/fpiftxt/4684
Other resources:
Defeat Plan Mexico Sign On
http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizationsORG/gx/petition.jsp?petition_KEY=978
AFL-CIO Letter: http://americas.irc-online.org/pdf/MeridaInitiative_AFL-CIO_letter.pdf
Leaked document #1: http://americas.irc-online.org/pdf/MeridaInitiative_FY08-09_descriptions_1-2.pdf
Leaked document #2: http://americas.irc-online.org/pdf/MeridaInitiative_FY08-09_descriptions_3.pdf
NO to Plan Mexico (article by John Gibler)
http://www.globalexchange.org/countries/americas/mexico/planmexico
Friends of Brad Will Plan Mexico site
http://www.friendsofbradwill.org/category/plan-mexico/
Listen to an informative talk by Laura Carlsen here:
http://www.radio4all.net/pub/files/knash@igc.org/123-1-20080302-planmexicontl.mp3
Radio interview with Harry Bubbins:
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/03/28/18489141.php
Blip TV panel (approximately 17 minutes)
http://blip.tv/file/717142/
USW press release on Plan Mexico here.
Public Service Announcement on Plan Mexico: (3.5 minutes)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfImBQGg6RM
CRS Report for Congress "Proposed U.S. Anticrime and
Counterdrug Assistance for Mexico and
Central America"
http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/103694.pdf
Congressional Budget Office
Cost Estimate May 21, 2008
http://www.govtrack.us/data/us/110/bills.cbo/h6028.pdf
"Defeat Plan Mexico" is now a group on Facebook.
Americas Policy Program Mexico Blog:
www.americasmexico.blogspot.com
If you are interested in a speaking engagement on the topic to educate the public, contact us (202) 536-2649 or americas@ciponline.org and we can arrange phone interviews and personal appearances.
