Comments on: Making a Killing: Land Deals and Girl Deaths on the US-Mexico border

By: Graham

Graham — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 21:18:41 +0000

I’m confused. Is the decidedly unsisterly “Monika” suggesting that all those women who were killed were lazy? And just what does “get rid of those people once and for all”
mean?

By: debbie

debbie — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 01:14:39 +0000

Um, lots of Mexicans have been living on rent-free land for many years. That’s called the ejido system. It’s a tenet of the Mexican Revolution and it still exists, believe it or not. It’ll be interesting to see what kind of land development goes on now that the US and global economy is collapsing. If it really tanks, those beggar inditos on the outskirts of Juarez may end up better off than you are.

By: Monika

Monika — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 03:12:01 +0000

We need to look at the big picture.. These people did not buy the land. They have been living there rent free for many years. Good for them…now, it’s time for them to vacate the premises and make way for developments that will generate income and the economy. This “pobrecito” approach is the reason why these people will always be where they are. Lets give them this and that etc.. Just like the welfare system in this great nation. It makes people incompetent and promotes lazyness. Lets hope they get rid of those people for once and for all and make way to progress. Mexico is not a bunch of “inditos” begging for crumbs. We are upstanding citizens who love our country and who work hard to have what we deserve.

By: paul

paul — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 06:03:03 +0000

why is most of this story not being printed in the USA also? it seems to be 75 percent of the story is not being exposed; just who are these land holders?

By: bhavana upadhyaya

bhavana upadhyaya — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 16:36:16 +0000

This article is courageous. The analysis is deep and great. I wish it was published by mainstream media. This is good journalism.