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Mexico ’s criminal groups aren’t primarily trafficking drugs anymore.
They’ve moved into extortion, transport, avocado farming, mining, logging, people smuggling and much else.
The cartels are engaged in activities that make control over territory and local authorities a business imperative.
A few months ago , the streets of Chilpancingo were largely empty.
Ruben Navarrette : In the U.S. , Mexico gets caricatured in dismissive ways as a narco-state that must be cordoned off.
He says Mexico 's criminal networks present a national security threat to both Mexico and America .
Security is the biggest hurdle to Mexico fully becoming part of North America , he says.
Mexican criminal groups have taken advantage of the clash between America ’s laws and vices going back to Prohibition .
After World War II , the growing market for marijuana up north helped the Sinaloa cartel grow into a leading producer.
President Calderon launched his war on drugs, but the murder rate tripled and has stayed high.
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