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I had an interesting conversation with Jorge Ramos and Jesus Esquivel, author of La DEA en México, this weekend on Al Punto. You can watch it here.
A girl from the "Insurgentes de la Paz" (Peace Insurgents) school hangs up her school bag near an old bus turned into her classroom in the settlement of Pueblo Nuevo, Oaxaca (Stringer/Courtesy Reuters).
One of the biggest criticisms leveled at Mexico is the lack of social mobility. A new report published by Mexico City’s Centro de Estudios Espinosa Yglesias (CEEY) takes a look at just how mobile (and immobile) Mexican society really is—revealing that there are both reasons for worry and for cautious optimism. On the bright side, there is a significant amount of mobility in Mexico’s middle three economic quartiles. In contrast, few of the richest and the poorest leave their origins behind (with a full 50 percent staying put on each end of the economic ladder). Read more »
People cross from the US to Mexico at the international border station in Calexico, California, adjacent to the Mexican border town of Mexicali, November 3, 2009 (Lucy Nicholson/Courtesy Reuters).
As President Barack Obama meets today with his counterpart, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, he is navigating one of America’s broadest and most complex bilateral relationships. In this op-ed for the BBC (that you can read here and below), I argue that it is important for Obama and his team to take into account the fundamental transformations that Mexico has undergone over the past thirty years—since it is these new realities that will shape both the substance and nature of U.S.-Mexico relations far into the future. Read more »
Mexico's President-elect Enrique Pena Nieto listens to U.S. President Barack Obama (R) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington November 27, 2012 (Kevin Lamarque/Courtesy Reuters).
When President Obama arrives in Mexico this week he will face almost two completely different governments when it comes to discussing security and economic relations. In an op-ed that I wrote for the Dallas Morning News (you can access it here or below), I discuss these differences and what the challenges will be for the bilateral relations going forward. Read more »
A worker carries the flags of Mexico and the U.S. during a march through the streets of Salinas, California May 1, 2006 (Robert Galbraith/Courtesy Reuters).
When President Obama travels to Mexico next week to meet with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, they will have no shortage of topics to talk about. This past week, I spoke with Kai Ryssdal of “Marketplace” about what their conversations on bilateral trade might cover. You can listen here.
View of the 'Diana Cazadora Monument' (C) and the new 'Torre Mayor'
skyscraper (L) on Mexico City's elegant Reforma Avenue (Daniel Aguilar/Courtesy Reuters).
In anticipation of my talk next Tuesday in Los Angeles, I wrote the following piece for Zocalo’s Public Square:
As my plane touched down at Benito Juárez airport in early 1994, I didn’t know that it was the start of a twenty-year relationship with Mexico. Read more »
Members of the federal police participate in a ceremony to mark Federal Police Day in Mexico City June 2, 2011 (Jorge Lopez/Courtesy Reuters).
Since entering Los Pinos last year, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto has wasted no time in pushing some of Mexico’s most-needed economic reforms through Congress, but the same has not been true for the government’s security strategy. Last week I spoke with Larry Mantle on KPCC’s “Airtalk” about Peña Nieto’s proposed new police force and what it could mean for the country’s security situation. You can listen here.
Last night I discussed my new book, Two Nations Indivisible: Mexico, the United States, and the Road Ahead, with Chris Sabatini, Senior Director of Policy at the Americas Society/ Council of the Americas and Lisa Schineller, Managing Director of Sovereign Ratings at Standard and Poors. Our talk touched on issues ranging from Mexico’s political and economic history to its recent judicial and labor reforms, and looked at Mexico and the United States’ increasingly intertwined relationship. You can watch the video of the event here or below. I look forward to hearing your feedback in the comments section, on Twitter, or on Facebook. Read more »
Yaritza Hernandez is seen through an American flag as she waves a Mexican flag during a rally in support of immigration rights in Washington, May 17, 2006 (Jim Young/Courtesy Reuters).
Dear friends,
I’m excited to announce that Two Nations Indivisible: Mexico, the United States, and the Road Ahead is now available from Oxford University Press. Read more »
This past Monday I spoke with Jim Zirin on Digital Age about Mexico’s growing middle class, security situation, and latest telecommunication reform. You can watch the interview here or below. I look forward to your feedback in the comments section, on Facebook, or on Twitter. Read more »
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I had an interesting conversation with Jorge Ramos and Jesus Esquivel, author of La DEA en México, this weekend on…
One of the biggest criticisms leveled at Mexico is the lack of social mobility. A new report published by Mexico…
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As President Barack Obama meets today with his counterpart, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, he is navigating one of America’s…
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