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On the recordMay 5, 2009
In 2008, the violence between Mexican drug gangs fighting for trafficking routes to the United States killed approximately 6,000 people in Mexico.
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Robert Lee
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Highlighting the severe impact of drug gang violence in Mexico.

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