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Could the words of a poet end the drug war in Mexico? The death of Javier Sicilia’s son has inspired a nation.  In the last four years, it’s estimated that over 40 thousand people have been killed in the Mexican Military’s campaign against narco-trafficking.  But now the Mexican people are calling for a stop to the violence, and a change in policy.

This story aired on Latino USA in May 2011.