The Institute is, again this year, a community partner of the
Media Arts Center San Diego and its Latino Film Festival
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 Established in 1983 at the initiative of the Gildred Foundation and the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), the Institute of the Americas is recognized as a leading institution in United States-Canada-Latin America cooperation.
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Political and economic reforms needed in Mexico, analyst Denise Dresser says at IOA Tequila Talk  LA JOLLA-Political analyst and journalist Denise Dresser spoke at the Institute of the Americas on Jan. 20 about Mexico’s political and economic reforms to an audience of nearly 150 people who braved torrential rain to hear her remarks. In a measured and often witty tone, Dresser said the single most important change Mexico needs is reelection to political office. Why? Because politicians are not accountable, and, although not reelected, move from one political seat to the next without impunity, she said. Dresser described Mexico as a democracy without representation, which is unable to produce economic equity for its 105 million citizens. The past 10 years, have cast Mexico into paralysis: Electoral reform worked, but people became complacent and did not seek the necessary structural reforms such as changes in regulatory framework, dismantling the old oligarchy, or competition and antitrust laws to level the economic playing field. New programs planned in border cities under Merida Initiative  LA JOLLA – U.S. and Mexican officials have agreed to implement new programs to combat the rise in drug violence in cities on the U.S.-Mexico border, leaders of the two governments said during a Dec. 4 news conference at the Institute of the Americas. Under the Merida Initiative, “there will be a greater involvement by both governments, with projects on both sides of the border,” Guillermo Valdes, director of Mexico’s Center of Investigation and National Security (CISEN), told reporters.” Read more For Mexico’s Huichol Indians, art is life  LA JOLLA – It has been said that art imitates life. For Mexico’s Huichol Indians art is the essence of life. With brightly colored yarn, beeswax and plywood, the Huichol Indians paint the story of their isolated and primitive life in the mountainous states of Jalisco and Nayarit. Read more Binational Task Force calls for action on U.S.-Mexico border challenges  IOA president Jeffrey Davidow joined 30 business and civic leaders and former government officials from the Mexico and the United States to devise ways to improve the management of the U.S.-Mexico border. The task force, convened by the Pacific Council for International Policy and the Mexican Council on Foreign Relations, called on the U.S. and Mexican governments to “confront the challenges of border management directly and immediately.” In the 39-page report released in December 2009, the task force said, “We identify the policies they should adopt now to secure the border, expedite legitimate crossings, manage shared resources and foster economic development.” To read the report, click here. |
