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Article: Gap between rich, poor expands in Mexico. (Cover Story)
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- National Catholic Reporter
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- August 13, 1993
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Catholic officials tread cautiously as poor cry for justice
MEXICO CITY - Mexico simmers. There are reliable reports of minor guerrilla activity in the south. International human rights agencies continue to update their accounts of torture, of impunity for a frequently out-of-control police and judicial system, of atrocities and crimes that go unpunished and uninvestigated.
The socioeconomic conditions are bleak. Much of the population is hungry. Living standards are in free fall, with most prices equal to or slightly higher than in the United States, yet the average income is $4-6 a day.
The population is 90 million and climbing rapidly, with ...