Literally, thousands of them.
There are many theories. Some include one or several serial killers from either Mexican, American or both nationalities operating in Juarez. They take advantage of low security measures, the extensive female working population leaving the assembly plants or maquiladoras very late at night or very early in the morning, and the fact that Juarez is basically a boom-town.
32,000
Many of them were small towns before maquiladoras arrived. Once NAFTA was put in place and started operating in 1994, many of these cities became boomtowns with sudden population and economic growth. However, most of them couldn't cope with such growth and have become ugly, industrial towns with low quality of life, high crime rates. The best example of such problems is the city of Juarez, bordering El Paso, Texas. See related links for some photos.
Many of them were small towns before maquiladoras arrived. Once NAFTA was put in place and started operating in 1994, many of these cities became boomtowns with sudden population and economic growth. However, most of them couldn't cope with such growth and have become ugly, industrial towns with low quality of life, high crime rates. The best example of such problems is the city of Juarez, bordering El Paso, Texas. See related links for some photos.
Juarez borders Texas.
The local Juarez media has reported up to Dec 2 of 2008 1401 people killed in Cd. Juarez.
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It is a region in North Central Mexico around the plateau of Mesa del Norte. People migrate from there to a region closer to the border where there are many Maquiladoras (American factories) that are there to get cheap labor to manufacture their products. The Maquiladoras are there because of N.A.F.T.A.
1200 miles
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