Most of the teachers working at the official schools belong to the PRI and are some of the best-paid people in town. Other PRI sympathizers get cushy posts working in the presidential offices or, if they own their own business, tax cuts and support from the government. In comparison, OIT members get no financing from the government and the majority work as campesinos, farmers, on their own or someone else's land. Meals are often twice a day and water must be fetched from faraway distances. But more importantly, these people are left completely out of the decision making process in the town, despite being an overwhelming majority.
Life here seems to be divided by colors, of the face and of the party.
The educational system is another point of contention in town, an issue which, over the years, has become highly political. The differences go on and on. But it's riddled with problems, most of them stemming from the fact that the local government gives no aid to the project. This reaction is not new, say the organization's leaders. There's an interest in our remaining ignorant.