Judy Ley Allen México Centered

David Gantz, Will Clayton Fellow in Trade and International Economics, talks about the future of the USMCA and what is holding the agreement from being ratified.

This interview follows an event held at the Baker Institute on September 5, 2019, with The Honorable Kevin Brady, representative for the 8th congressional district of Texas, where the future of the USMCA in the U.S. Congress was discussed. Brady evaluated these important topics in a moderated conversation with David Gantz. To view video of the event, visit: https://www.bakerinstitute.org/events/2026/

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Stan Marek, CEO of MAREK and a strong advocate for comprehensive immigration reform, discusses his efforts to see immigration reform passed and the politics in Congress. Marek talks about his ID and Tax proposal to incorporate undocumented immigrants into the economy and the reasons he cares so much about seeing this through.

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Lorenzo Cordova, president councillor of Mexico's National Electoral Institute (INE) discusses the role of electoral reforms in improving the electoral system, the current proposals by Morena representatives and the criticism these have received, and the controversy following the 2019 gubernatorial election in Baja California.

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Alejandro Hope, security analyst and columnist for El Universal, talks about the national security problem in Mexico, President López Obrador’s strategy and what he believes could be a more appropriate strategy to tackle the problem.

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On the final episode of this season, Stephen Morris, nonresident fellow at the Baker Institute Mexico Center and professor in the Department of Political Science at Middle Tennessee State University, discusses the role of public opinion, political will, autonomous entities, and an active civil society in the fight against corruption in Mexico. In a recent issue brief titled “Mexico’s Historic Opportunity to Fight Corruption: Changes, Challenges, and Opportunities,” Morris argues that López Obrador faces a unique opportunity to tackle the problem of corruption.

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Have a wonderful summer!

Andrew Selee, president of the Migration Policy Institute and former executive vice president of the Woodrow Wilson Center and founder of the Center’s Mexico Institute, discusses the social, cultural, and economic ties between the United States and Mexico. 

Selee recently spoke at the Baker Institute Mexico Center and presented his most recent book, Vanishing Frontiers: The Forces Driving Mexico and the United States Together. Video of the event is available at: https://www.bakerinstitute.org/events/1991/

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Is Mexico, under the administration of Andrés Manuel López Obrador,  headed in the same direction as Venezuela? Comparisons between the two countries and their regimes abound. Francisco Monaldi, fellow in Latin American energy policy at the Center for Energy Studies, the Mexico Center and the Latin America Initiative at the Baker Institute, talks about the similarities and differences between Mexico’s and Venezuela’s political and economic situations.

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Jacqueline Peschard, former president of the newly created National Anti-corruption System in Mexico and former commissioner of the Federal Institute of Transparency and Access to Information, discusses the future of the fight against corruption under the Lopez Obrador administration. Dr. Peschard was a speaker at the event "A Worthy Mission: Controlling Corruption in Latin America,' hosted by the Baker Institute Latin America Initiative and Mexico Center on January 31, 2019. For video of the event, visit https://www.bakerinstitute.org/events/1983/

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On the last episode of 2018, Baker Institute Mexico Center director Tony Payan discusses what the actions during the transitional period of then-President-elect López Obrador and the incoming administration can tell us about how the new administration will govern.

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Happy holidays!

Consul General Oscar Rodríguez Cabrera talks about the 2018 Mexican election process, Mexican citizens voting from abroad, and his time as Consul General in Houston.

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