Latin America Research Paper

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Latin America has lots of problem. It isn’t a perfect country. Nothing is perfect and there is going to be problems. Some of these difficulties and more severe than others and some aren’t nearly as bad as others. In Latin America they have really bad financial problems and they have child labor. These are really bad problems, but, believe it or not some problems are worst than this. One of them is crimes that are due to drugs.

I believe that in Latin America the main problem is that people are forming gangs and selling drugs and killing people in the process. There are tons of drug related crimes in Latin America. “ Latin America may be the most murderous continent on Earth…” I found this quote from https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/06/murder-map-latin-america-leads-world-key-cities-buck-deadly-trend.
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But, if you find a good way to get rid of the crime and drugs the difficulties will be worst it and can save people's lives. One solution is to have the government catch some of the people selling the drugs so that there isn’t anymore to buy or sell. The government can also try to take more control over the gangs that are on the streets. There are some ways to get rid of the crime but I don’t think the drugs are as easily fixed because the drugs is what starts the crime. If the drugs aren’t gone the crime is still gonna be there.
In conclusion, the crime and drugs in Latin America is a really bad problem. People and ids are getting killed and the gangs are getting out of control. I believe the the crime in Latin America is by far the worst problem. If the drugs are still there the crime is gonna stay as well. So, both of these problems are tied to each other. If the government doesn’t get rid of the drug problem the crime and drugs will just continue to increase and get worst. “ Hae seen murder rate declines of more than 60% thanks to improved living standards…” https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/06/murder-map-latin-america-leads-world-key-cities-buck-deadly-trend. This shows the murder rate is really going

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