Word: mexicanization
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...sense that full-fledged journalists could perhaps do a better job than dilettantes as investigative reporters is reflected in the watchdogs' errors of omission. One issue of Extra! criticized Forbes magazine for publishing a bullish story on the Mexican economy without noting that the study from which the article was adopted had been funded by $10,000 contributions from 29 corporations -- each with a financial interest in Mexico. A more thorough investigation by FAIR staffers might have unearthed the fact that one of those $10,000 contributions was from Milken, and that the report was prepared by Polyconomics, owned...
...with blacks to ensure that their voting strength was not diluted by the redistricting. "We shared our plans with them, they shared their plans with us, and we came up with a plan that didn't step on anybody's toes," says Richard P. Fajardo, an attorney for the Mexican-American Legal Defense and Educational Fund...
...plan to line with concrete the All-American Canal, which carries water to the Imperial Valley, to save 106,000 acre-feet that seep uselessly into the ground beneath the canal each year. On the one hand, this is an ambitious project in water conservation; on the other, Mexican officials say the loss of seepage will deplete the underground water supply around Mexicali...
...make up for this loss, some feel a fair exchange would be to compensate Mexico for the lost share of river water. So far, the U.S. insists it is living up to its legal obligations and that no increase is called for. But this attitude could affect U.S.-Mexican relations on other matters requiring cooperation, including curbing drug smuggling and illegal immigration as well as a proposed U.S.-Mexico free-trade treaty. Warns Al Utton, director of the International Transboundary Resource Center at the University of New Mexico: "It does not make sense at this point...
...less sweeping but nonetheless apparent. In a 1990 survey of 20 courses on the pro-golfing circuit, nine said they had Hispanics as members; one declared it had none. The other 10 courses did not respond on the issue. Says Rudy Berumen, a Tempe, Ariz., member of the Mexican-American Golf Association: "It's not that easy for a Hispanic to join some clubs around here. But it would be tougher for a black, unless he was a Governor or Senator...