May 2-4: Argentina Nationalizes Oil Industry; Belize and Guatemala Revisit Border Dispute; Mexico Migration at "Standstill"

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SourceMex, May 2, 2012

Report Shows 'Statistical Standstill' in Migration from Mexico as Immigration Levels Drop and Many Mexicans Return Home

 * Mexico touts improvements in domestic economy

 * Increased surveillance, weak US economy greater factors

 * US Supreme Court might uphold controversial provision in Arizona law

Retired General Linked to Dirty War, Drug Traffickers Gunned Down in Mexico City

 * Mario Acosta Chaparro protected Juárez cartel

NotiCen, May 3, 2012

Belize and Guatemala Agree on Date for Referenda on Whether to Take Territorial Dispute to The Hague

 * Pros and cons of going to The Hague

 * Easing tensions on the border

As Corruption Continues, Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla Creates Elite Unit to Crack Down on Fraud

 * Cabinet ministers involved in tax-evasion scandal

 * New unit created to fight tax evasion

NotiSur, May 4, 2012

Argentina Nationalizes Subsidiary of Spanish Oil Company Repsol

 * Well-planned takeover

 * Spanish company accused of redirecting YPF earnings to other projects

Opposition Infighting Ahead Of Chile’s Next Election Cycle

 * Coming apart at the seams

 * Banking on Bachelet

 * The independent option