In 2000, millions of Mexicans tired of the culture of corruption and of human rights abuses in their country, elected Vicente Fox as their president. This election marked the first time in over 70 years the president of Mexico was not from the Pardido Revolucianario Institucional (PRI) party.

The anti-trafficking and anti-corruption reforms of Mexico’s maverick President Vicente Fox are taking root, even in places like Tijuana.

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(September 5, 2002) The election of President Vicente Fox in 2000 ended more than 70 years of single-party rule. This film examines the hopes that a new dawn has come in Mexico's history, and the fear that graft and corruption are immovable.