My Rhetorical Case Study Subject and The Local Community

Mexico violence is very significant in the local community of Fort Worth, but also within the state of Texas. In Fort Worth, especially at Texas Christian University many students are planning on traveling to Mexico for their spring break trip. The issues of kidnapping and drug cartels have greatly been increasing and the media attention to these issues has also been on the rise. My topic greatly effects individuals choice's on whether or not they will travel south of the border for their vacation. Students or Spring Breakers are also the target of all arguments presented by experts and reporters on the issue because they know that they are the ones who will soon be visiting Mexico. It is especially important for students to be aware of what is going on because with the implications of spring break (excessive drinking and partying) many of them will make poor decisions regarding their safety whether or not the drug war violence is occurring. The probability of students however being effected by these events is minimal, but it could happen to any one.
Within Texas it is also important to note that we are immediate neighbors of Mexico and that most of the problems that are occurring are located on the Mexican border. There have already been several occurrences of bordering states such as Arizona and Texas who has experienced kidnapping and killings of those who are involved in the drug cartel action, as well as those who are innocent bystanders. In Texas we also have a lot of workers who travel here daily, crossing the border from Mexico to the United States. These workers could be a part of the drug cartels and they have have an easy pathway to gain access to the country.
Every American should be concerned with what is occurring in Mexico because if we did not have a market for illegal drugs within the United States we would take away the fuel of the fire.