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We know from our experience in Colombia that military solutions to drug-related violence do not work, yet the U.S. government recently doubled funding for the Mexican military's war on drugs. (Click here for a recent article about the Merida Initiative for background).

This Thursday President Obama will make his first state visit to Mexico. The escalating violence in Mexico is being used as an excuse for further U.S. military aid, and our partners in Mexico are worried about the increasing human rights violations committed by Mexican military and special police forces in the name of the war on drugs.

The media coverage of his Mexico visit provides us with an important opportunity to set the record straight on what Mexico really needs to reduce drug-related violence.

Please send a letter to the editor to your local paper this week. Just click the title of this posting!!!!

Letters to the Editor are the most-read part of any newspaper (especially by policymakers). That' s why we want to flood newspapers around the country with letters this week - this is an important way to push for a sane approach to U.S.-Mexico relations instead of more military violence.

This week is a critical time to take action, as President Obama will be in Mexico on April 16 and 17, just prior to the Summit of the Americas.

Please take just a couple minutes to send a letter to the editor to your local newspaper. We have a new tool that makes it easy to personalize a letter to the editor and will automatically send your letter to your local paper of choice. Try it out - it's quick and easy.

Thank you for taking action at this critical time for U.S.-Mexico relations!

In solidarity