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With unemployment inching up in the U.S., Washington legislators may balk at any kind of guest-worker reform. But, Castaneda argues, "the economic downturn, for the moment at least, is not affecting the sectors of the [U.S.] economy where Mexican immigration is a factor. We are not hearing about layoffs in hotels or restaurants or the fields of California or the meatpacking plants of Iowa or the flower shops in New York. Companies where Mexican labor is employed are telling us there is no slackening of demand...
OUTLOOK: Troubling. Economic populism seems to be making a comeback in the region, though protectionism never did Latin America much good. Argentina's stable for now--but for how long? Keep an eye on Brazil, which is the key to South America's economic stability. Mexican President Vicente Fox will have much to say to his pal Dubya in Washington next week...
...deep in the cloud forest of southern Mexico, as 15 members of the town council of San Andres Sakamch'en, bedecked in ribboned sombreros and crimson tunics, welcomed a gaggle of nosy tourists. Tzotzil Indians who have broken off from the Mexican government, they patiently answered questions about their village of rutted streets and shuttered shops, donning ski masks and bandannas only when it came to picture taking. "As indigenous people, we are threatened and exploited," said council president Lucas Hernandez Ruiz. "We are happy you have come from afar to witness our resistance...
Reality tours can be grueling. In Chiapas, Lipoff and his 13 companions spent hours in dense briefings on indigenous-rights negotiations, Mexican elections, globalization, fair trade and biodiversity. Their $11-a-night hotel in San Cristobal de las Casas was spartan; little time was left for escapes to the colorful artisan markets and baroque churches of the 16th century city. On an overnight visit to Nuevo Yibeljoj, an impoverished community of displaced Zapatista sympathizers, the visitors lay their sleeping bags on bare planks, fought off mosquitoes and fleas and urinated behind bushes rather than face a stinking outhouse...
...some relished what seemed to be ringside seats at the revolution, others were more skeptical. They wanted to know why Global Exchange hadn't scheduled briefings with Mexican government officials, to hear from those who see indigenous demands as a threat to Mexican unity, for example. Ryan Zinn, the trip leader, said government representatives have declined to meet with reality tours and that the group is not set up to satisfy the complex visa requirements for official delegations. Meanwhile, not every event got the thumbs-up. At the end of the trip, eyes glazed over during a two-hour harangue...