Violence continues in Mexico with drug cartels battling government forces over control of various areas all over the country. Though there has been some success, many in the United States view Mexico as a nation plagued with drug lords battling police men on the streets while the innocent continue to be massacred and kidnapped.
As a result, student exchange numbers from the U.S. to Mexico have dropped in the last ten years, according to The Associated Press. Mexico now ranks fourth in the list of Latin American destinations for college students wanting to study abroad, surpassed by Costa Rice . . .
