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Mexico, US seek to boost student exchanges

By Eduardo Castillo
Published May 21, 2014 9:21pm ET
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Mexico, US seek to boost student exchanges
University of California President Janet Napolitano speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Mexico City, Wednesday May 21, 2014. The former U.S. secretary of homeland security says political calls for more walls and policing at the U.S.-Mexico border is a "straw man" designed to defeat immigration reform. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte) | Marco Ugarte

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Young Americans wanting to study in Latin America have stopped looking so intently at Mexico, which has dropped from first to fourth for U.S. students going to university in the region over the last 10 years.

Only about 4,000 U.S. students now study in Mexico, with crime and drug violence being the main deterrent. More go to Costa Rica, Argentina and Brazil.

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