Latin Pulse: 11.07.2014

This week, Latin Pulse takes a deeper look at the disappearance of students from Ayotzinapa and Cuban migration to the United States. Global activists are protesting due to the disappearance of the 43 university students in Mexico. The situation is emblematic of decades of corruption and collusion in the Mexican government. This time, however, it appears the Mexican government will be held to account. Later in the program, Cuban immigrants are coming to the U.S. in higher numbers now than any time in the past 20 years. The program looks at the reason behind this increased immigrant flow. The program includes in-depth interviews with: Maureen Meyer of the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA); William LeoGrande of American University. Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell; Producer: Jim Singer; and Associate Producer: Gabriela Canchola. (To download or stream this podcast, click here.) (The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 42 MB.) podcast news Latin America Mexico Iguala Cuba violence Enrique Pena Nieto disapperances crime police military migration immigration Jose Luis Abarca Felipe Calderon education justice impunity refugees economics cartels Agriculture corruption PRI tourism remittances inequality oil ebola Venezuela Angola Ayotzinapa Chile Liberia politics Beltran Leyva Cartel Drug War Fidel Castro Raul Castro Guerreros Unidos human rights civil society organized crime Juarez Cartel Tijuana Cartel Sinaloa Cartel extrajudicial killings human trafficking health issues medical services protest movement