Your voice is needed!!
Congress is currently poised to send hundreds of millions of additional dollars for helicopters, planes and other equipment to Mexico. Latin America Working Group (LAWG), and in Mexico tell us that military hardware isn't the solution to Mexico's challenges--and it avoids acknowledging the United States' responsibility for spiraling drug violence.
In May 2009, seventy Mexican human rights leaders and organizations wrote to the US Congress urging an end to US military support and instead calling for aid to support democracy, development and to fight poverty - addressing the root causes of violence and building long lasting change. To read the letter, click here.
Act Now! LAWG is urging the CRLN network to contact our legislators and help shape this new aid to Mexico--which is being considered as part of the 2009 Supplemental Appropriations Bill for Iraq and Afghanistan. Contact your member this week, as members from the Senate and House Appropriations Committees come together to reconcile the differences between the Senate and House versions of the bill. For a script and to find out how to contact your Members of Congress, click here: http://www.crln.org/Mexican_
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