The First Lady watched students sing and dance in a Mexico City elementary school yesterday. “Just to let you know — today you did your country proud,” she told the youngsters on the second day of her first solo foray out of the United States as first lady, a trip in which she surrounded herself with young people of all ages and backgrounds and attempted to offer them inspiration.
She also gave an inspirational speech at Iberoamericana University advising students to continue to help the less fortunate of Mexico. It was noted that she did not mention that violent drug war that has recently struck the middle class and college students of Mexico.
Mrs. Obama cited Benito Juarez as a shining example of Mexican man who came from humble means to lead the country in the 19th century. The challenges facing Mexico’s youth are towering. The struggling economy continues to prompt many of them to risk their lives migrating illegally to the United States, sometimes alone. In addition, the drug war of Mexico is largely a war of youths. Most involved are under 30 years of age, and with 23,000 dead so far, the toll is difficult to ignore.
She also gave an inspirational speech at Iberoamericana University advising students to continue to help the less fortunate of Mexico. It was noted that she did not mention that violent drug war that has recently struck the middle class and college students of Mexico.
Mrs. Obama cited Benito Juarez as a shining example of Mexican man who came from humble means to lead the country in the 19th century. The challenges facing Mexico’s youth are towering. The struggling economy continues to prompt many of them to risk their lives migrating illegally to the United States, sometimes alone. In addition, the drug war of Mexico is largely a war of youths. Most involved are under 30 years of age, and with 23,000 dead so far, the toll is difficult to ignore.
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