Since almost two decades ago Latin America has been facing many different phenomena that make the region struggle. Events vary between themselves, from economic problems, through social, immigration, security and many others that can come to my mind. None of them is more important than other, but definitely some of these phenomena are more hurtful for societies. Taking the example of migration, there are opposite perspectives, and maybe all of them are accurate. Mexicans complain about how illegal immigrants are treated in United States, but we make a living hell for Central and South American immigrants that have to cross our entire country to achieve their American dream. There’s a book entitled “Frontera Vertical” written by a Mexican historian who specializes in Latin American migration and citizenship and he mentions many testimonies of immigrants people that have tried and sometimes achieved to cross the line and get to U.S. but behind every story there is a lot of suffering, separated families, danger and worries. I had a shock when I read a South American woman mentioned that a year before she crossed Mexico to get to the U.S she started to take birth control pills, because she knew she was going to be raped during her journey through Mexico, and she just wanted to avoid an undesired pregnancy. Another interesting thesis the author establishes is that the frontier between Latin America and United States is not only physical, but ideological, cultural, and mostly emotional; because is an enormous separation between people who leave and the ones that stay.

On the other hand; political issues have become each time, each elections more and more common. Technologic advances have been playing a vital role when it comes to complain about the current government or politicians. The main problem I would find in Latin American countries is what Dawson’s mentions in his book; left or right parties are ideologically different, but in practice, they are extremely similar. Most of the politicians in power are corrupted; one way or another, so people’s interest are no longer their priority, and promises they made to people seems to have a huge lack of importance too. But, what is even more worrying is the current situation many countries are dealing with. Mexico and Venezuela for examlple, are in a position in which the state is failing at leading its people… Do you think the reason is a lack or commitent of the politicians, or do you think “people got the government they deserve”?