Ciudad Juarez

The other day I got to listen to Veroncia Leyva from Ciudad Juarez.  I know that I already spoke briefly about her, but, upon reviewing for a midterm that I have to take tomorrow, I realized something very important about the city that she is from.  I feel so stupid that I didn't know it beforehand, but Ciudad Juarez is an Export Processing Zone, which basically is a place that attracts foreign investors from around the world.  Apparently, the location of Ciudad Juarez is in such a strategic spot, with a pretty much equal distance for driving throughout various parts of the United States, that it is actually one of the most important areas for investors.  However, since the companies are run from different countries, a lot of the investors aren't interested in anything more than cheap labor and high profits.  So when it comes down to workers wanting more money, the question of whether or not the investors will still want to have their company in that city remains in the air.  I honestly wish I had known this before going in to my class on Tuesday.  I'm not sure that everyone there is aware of this, but still, the fact that there is a huge amount of factories there, probably more than anywhere else, is really astonishing.  Click here for a video, which is actually trying to show the good side of it all.  Of course, when you watch it, you will notice all the videos on the side to click on.