An honor to host representatives from major US and MEX think tanks at the
@BakerCtrUSMEX
to talk about the bilateral relation and what lies ahead
#USMEX
Congratulations to our dear friend and colleague
@ErikadelaGarzaC
on 18+ years at
@BakerInstitute
and
@BakerLatAm
! We wish her the best of luck in her next adventure and look forward to future collaborations.
JUST OUT:
#L
ópezObrador did not fully understand the implications of the
#USMCA
, upsetting the U.S.
#agriculture
and
#energy
industries.
#AMLO
cannot win.
#Mexico
depends on the US more than the US depends on Mexico, writes
@PayanTony
.
Read the post:
Join us on Friday, Feb. 7, for a conversation with
@fgcabezadevaca
, governor of
@gobtam
, on fighting drug-related violence, improving public safety & increasing shale gas & oil production in
#Tamaulipas
,
#Mexico
RSVP at:
.
@BakerCtrUSMEX
is pleased to announce that Raul B. Rodriguez has joined the team as Nonresident Fellow. Raul is the associate VP for International Affairs at
@TecdeMonterrey
and previously served as CEO of the
@NADB_BDAN
.
Full bio at:
ICYMI: We are grateful to Her Excellency
@Martha_Barcena
Ambassador of
#Mexico
to the U.S. (
@EmbamexEUA
), for a great conversation on the U.S.-Mexico relationship. Video of the event is available here:
#USMEX
“In recent years,
#Pemex
has had a detrimental impact on
#Mexico
’s economy,” said
@PayanTony
and Ivan Rodriguez-Sanchez in a recent paper. “For decades, the state-owned oil company financed the federal government, but those days are over.”
#Remittances
are the hidden engine of global connectivity; a lifeline for middle- & low-income countries. Join us on June 9 for a conversation with Hikmet Ersek,
@WesternUnionCEO
, on how remittances can level the world’s economic playing field.
Register:
#MexicanosDistinguidos
🎖es un nuevo Reconocimiento que otorgamos a personas mexicanas🇲🇽 que residen en el extranjero y tienen una trayectoria profesional sobresaliente así como un gran compromiso con nuestro país. ¡Conoce a las y los 31 ganadores 2018!
We are very grateful to Mauricio Merino for his keynote remarks at today's event, setting the stage for a great conversation on
#Mexico
's midterm
#elections
. Watch the panel of experts live now:
JUST OUT:
@BakerCtrUSMEX
's
@PayanTony
discusses the major drivers of Mexico’s 2022 outlook: political polarization and social conflict, regulatory environment, poor economic performance, energy markets, crime and violence and a continued health crisis:
Join us on Monday, Sept. 14 for a look into the future of
#USMX
politics and diplomacy - a timely topic ahead of the U.S.
#elections
and
#Mexico
's midterm elections. Register at:
.
@BakerMexicoCtr
interns met with
@JoaquinCastrotx
on March 26 prior to his remarks on the role of the US in Latin America. For more photos and the video of the event, please visit
“
#Mexico
's new organized crime structure makes serious political violence with a great degree of impunity more likely,”
@PayanTony
told
@InSightCrime
, on a recent conversation highlighting the
@BakerInstMexico
's Mexico Country Outlook report.
Thank you,
@SeleeAndrew
, for a timely and engaging conversation on the U.S.-Mexico relation; and for taking time to engage with the
@BakerMexicoCtr
interns!
Join us on March 18 for a conversation with
@SeleeAndrew
, president of
@MigrationPolicy
. He will also be signing his book "“Vanishing Frontiers: The Forces Driving Mexico and the United States Together.” Register at
Mexico Center Nonresident Scholar Guadalupe Correa Cabrera (
@GCorreaCabrera
) was just awarded the 2018 Outstanding Emerging Scholar Award at the Western Social Science Association/Association for Borderlands Studies Conference. Congratulations Lupita🎉!!!
“
#Mexico
is set to become an exporter of US-produced
#naturalgas
, mostly driven by market dynamics that are taking place globally — especially in Asia — not because of Mexico’s policies,” said
@AdrianDuhalt
,
@BakerCtrUSMEX
expert.
.
@BakerMexicoCtr
expert
@lrubiof
's most recent post in
@ForeignPolicy
: Personal enrichment has always been central to Mexico's political system — and only a revolution can change that.
We mourn the passing of our friend and colleague Jesus Reyes Heroles. As a nonresident fellow at the
@BakerInstMexico
he shared his knowledge and expertise with generosity and kindness. Our deepest condolences to his family and friends.
Thank you for joining us! We had a lively & insightful conversation on
#Mexico
's upcoming midterm
#elections
and the future of its democracy. We are especially grateful to all of the experts that joined us and to our partner,
@elcolmex
. Video available at:
A faulty
#immigration
system is deporting U.S. citizens by proxy, creating a potential underclass of citizens ill-fitted to claim their place in the American landscape when they return, write
@BakerCtrUSMEX
's
@PayanTony
& Tran Dang for the
@dallasnews
.
.
@GCorreaCabrera
,
@BakerCtrUSMEX
expert, suggested that
#L
ópezObrador’s
#energy
policies are supported by his base. They back the narrative that regulators and autonomous agencies represent “only economic elites,” she said.
The network of
#organizedcrime
alliances & subgroups in
#Mexico
is sparse with a concentration around two main poles of power: the Sinaloa Cartel and the Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación, says
@BakerCtrUSMEX
expert
@natejudejones
and coauthors.
Read here:
Thank you
@LoaezaSoledad
,
@jmartinreyes
,
@alejdiazd
, and Gustavo Lopez Montiel for an in-depth conversation on
#Mexico
's political parties and democratic governance. Join us live as we continue the conversation:
Undocumented Mexican immigrants living in the U.S. continues to be a problem, said
@GCorreaCabrera
,
@BakerCtrUSMEX
expert. This can only be solved by comprehensive U.S.
#immigrationreform
policy that includes a path to citizenship.
According to a study from the
@BakerCtrUSMEX
,
#Texas
brought in more than $420 million in revenue from undocumented
#immigrants
in 2018. [And], that for every $1 spent in public finances on its undocumented residents,
#TX
brings in $1.21 in tax revenue.
Join us on Wed., Oct. 28, for a conversation with the Honorable Christopher Landau, U.S. ambassador to Mexico (
@USAmbMex
), on the economic, social and political ties between the U.S. and
#Mexico
. The event is free, registration is required:
“It’s going to reveal that [
#AMLOs
] ability to lead the rest of Lat Am is not there,” said
@BakerCtrUSMEX
's
@PayanTony
. “It aligns
#Mexico
with three small, impoverished, dictatorial nations. In the end, Mexico is giving up a valuable seat at the table.”
ICYMI: We are grateful to the Honorable Christopher Landau, U.S. ambassador to
#Mexico
(
@USAmbMex
), for a great conversation on the U.S.-Mexico relationship. Video of the event is available here:
#USMEX
"We hear constantly from
#migrants
engaging in
#agriculture
that the land is not what it used to be, that they cannot plan and cannot harvest [in their home country] anymore,” said Luz Garcini,
@BakerCtrUSMEX
expert.
#climatechange
Last year was the deadliest for migrants attempting to crossing the U.S.-Mexico
#border
.
These numbers remain an undercount due to challenges in data collection, as reported by a 2022 study by the Government Accountability Office (GAO)-
Kent Wilkinson, Hector Rendon, Chris Lyon, Rossy Evelin Lima, David Strange, and Tony Payan after our immigration event in Lubbock!
Video of the event will be available in a couple of weeks!
@HIHIC_TTU
@TTU_CoMC
@rationalmiddle
@PayanTony
We want to thank
@JoseMedinaMora
, president of
@Coparmex
, and our co-sponsors
@GHPartnership
and AEM Houston for a great conversation this afternoon on
#Mexico
's business environment. Thank you for joining us!
Join us on Tuesday, April 23, for a discussion on the challenges and opportunities facing Mexico’s next presidential administration with political analyst
@carlosbravoreg
.
Free event, registration required: