Judy Ley Allen México Centered

Tony Payan, the Françoise and Edward Djerejian Fellow for Mexico Studies and director of the Baker Institute Center for the United States and Mexico at Rice University, discusses the implications of the 2021 midterm elections for Mexico’s president, the president's party, the opposition, and electoral institutions.

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On June 6, Mexico will hold its midterm elections. A total of 21,368 elected positions will be on the ballot, making this the largest single-day election in Mexico’s history. The results will define Mexico’s political landscape through at least 2024, and may also determine whether President López Obrador and his political party, MORENA, will continue to hold the majority of power.

Javier Martin Reyes, Professor of Constitutional Law, Election Law and Judicial Politics at CIDE, joins us to discuss the upcoming midterm elections. He will also join us -alongside other experts- in an upcoming virtual event on May 29, For more info and to register visit: https://www.bakerinstitute.org/events/2226/

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James Gerber, professor emeritus of economics at San Diego State University, and Eduardo Mendoza, professor in the Department of Economic Studies at El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, discuss the challenges in making comparisons between sub-national units across the U.S.-Mexico border with existing data. They offer recommendations for future data collection efforts to help answer questions about economic and social integration at the border region.

Their research can be found in the edited volume "Binational Commons" available at Amazon.

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Catherine Glazer, U.S. immigration attorney, discusses what the current path to permanent residency is, the obstacles for DACA recipients, and potential avenues the current administration could pursue to grant permanent legal status to Dreamers.

Glazer is the author of the recently published research paper "The Materialization of a Dream: Creating a Pathway to Permanent Residency for DACA recipients” published by the Center for the United States and Mexico.

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Vincent Speranza, Managing Director of Endeavor Mexico, discusses the growth of venture capital and entrepreneurship in Mexico, the role of Endeavor in supporting entrepreneurs, and the challenges and opportunities during the pandemic.

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Tony Payan, director of the Baker Institute’s Center for the United States and Mexico, discusses the expectations for Mexico in 2021 in regard to the country's economy, politics, public health, and the binational relationship with the United States under the Biden administration.

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Michael S. Malone, high-technology/business journalist, producer of the award-winning PBS miniseries The New Heroes, editor of Forbes ASAP magazine, and Dean’s Executive Professor at Santa Clara University, talks about his recent book, "El Tercer País", where he explores the connections between San Diego and Tijuana, the history of the border region and the growing bi-national partnership. 

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Mark P. Jones, fellow in political science at the Baker Institute and the Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies at Rice University, talks about the binational relationship between the United States and Mexico in the context of the 2020 presidential election and the new president-elect.

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Eva Moya, Associate Professor, and Silvia Chavez-Baray, Post Doctoral Fellow, at the Department of Social Work, University of Texas at El Paso, talk about the unique characteristics of the US-Mexico border, the health of its residents, and the challenges and opportunities of managing health policy and outcomes during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Their research can be found in the edited volume "The Future of US-Mexico Relations: Strategic Foresight" available at Arte Público Press and Amazon.

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Lucas McMillan, Dean, College of Behavioral & Social Sciences, Lander University; and Jorge Schiavon, Professor of International Relations at the International Studies Department, CID, talk about the ways in which subnational actors in Mexico and the U.S. engage to further international cooperation in benefit of their state or locality; how the current dynamics between the U.S. and Mexico have promoted or hindered these relationships; and what we can expect to see in the future. 

Their research can be found in the edited volume "The Future of US-Mexico Relations: Strategic Foresight" available at Arte Público Press and Amazon.

For more information on the Baker Institute Center for the United States and Mexico visit our website and follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn. To join our mailing list, please subscribe here and make sure to opt-in to "Center for the U.S. and Mexico Communications."