The United States has issued an alert to anyone wanting to travel to Mexico, but that won't stop some Texas State students from participating in their study abroad programs. Joshua Humphreys has more in this Bobcat Update.
A travel alert, which is in reaction to recent violent attacks by drug cartels, advises Americans to delay unnecessary travel to parts of Mexico.
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Study abroad’s director says that there is a difference between a travel alert and a travel warning. With a warning,Texas State will not send any students to the affected country.
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Students planning on studying Spanish through Texas State’s study abroad program this summer are asked to stay in groups and keep in contact with their program's student liaison.
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Since declaring war on the drug cartels in 2006, more than 16-thousand people have died south of the border. The travel alert gives advice to U-S citizens about how they should cooperate with Mexican officials and warns them to avoid certain places at night. For Bobcat Update I’m Joshua Humphreys.
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