Judy Ley Allen México Centered

Pamela Cruz, research analyst at the Mexico Center, discusses the situation faced by unaccompanied minors in Mexico and the United States. To learn more, you can find the latest Baker Institute report “Alone and Vulnerable: Unaccompanied Minors in the United States and Mexico,” co-authored by Pamela Cruz and Mexico Center director Tony Payan.

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His Excellency Bruno Ferrari, former Secretary of the Economy of Mexico, discusses NAFTA, USMCA, and the future of trade in North America.

In addition, John W. Diamond, the Edward A. and Hermena Hancock Kelly Fellow in Public Finance and director of the Center for Public Finance at the Baker Institute, shares some remarks about the panel discussion on trade in North America.

For a video of the event "North American Trade: Issues and Challenges for the Next Decade," with former U.S. Secretary of Commerce, The Honorable Carlos Gutierrez; and Mr. Ferrari, please visit this page.

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José Luis León-Manríquez, professor of international and East Asian studies at the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana in Mexico City, discusses the importance of Mexico’s economic partnerships with China, South Korea, and Japan.

Dr. León-Manríquez was in Houston for the event "Trade Between Asia and Latin America: What's Next?," organized by the Baker Institute's Mexico Center and Latin America Initiative, and Asia Society-Texas on Oct. 2, 2018.

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Fluvio Ruiz Alarcón, former board member of Pemex and advisor on energy issues to López Obrador during the presidential campaign, discusses the changes in energy policy the new administration could pursue and what this means for the 2013 energy reform.

Ruiz Alarcón offered remarks at the Baker Institute, at an event organized by the Mexico Center and the Center for Energy Studies, on September 19, 2018. For a video of the event, please visit https://www.bakerinstitute.org/events/1958/

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Iván Rodríguez, postdoctoral research fellow in international trade at the Baker Institute Mexico Center, discusses his recent paper, "Understanding the Problems and Obstacles of Corruption in Mexico," on the difficulties in defining corruption and its implications for how to measure and combat this issue in Mexico.

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Luz Garcini, postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Psychological Sciences at Rice University, discusses her research on the psychological distress among undocumented Mexican immigrants living in high-risk neighborhoods in the United States.

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Scott Egan, assistant professor of biosciences at Rice University and a Rice faculty scholar at the Mexico Center, discusses the impact a continuous border wall can have on the natural populations of plants and animals that exists in the U.S.-Mexico border regions.

For updated information and analysis on Mexico's July 1 election and the results at the federal, state and local level, visit the Mexico Center's Election Resource page.

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Paul Lagunes, the 2018 Board of Advisors Visiting Fellow, and an assistant professor at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, talks about the role of transparency in fighting corruption, what steps are needed beyond ensuring better access to public information, and Mexico’s corruption problem in a broader, Latin American perspective.

For updated information and analysis on Mexico's July 1 election and the results at the federal, state and local level, visit the Mexico Center's Election Resource page.

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Miriam Grunstein, nonresident scholar at the Baker Institute Mexico Center and chief energy counsel at Brilliant Energy Consulting, discusses the energy reform in light of López Obrador’s victory in Mexico's recent elections and his coming administration.

For updated information and analyses on Mexico's July 1 election and the results at the federal, state and local level, visit the Mexico Center's Election Resource page.

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Tony Payan, the Françoise and Edward Djerejian Fellow for Mexico Studies and director of the Mexico Center at the Baker Institute, analyzes the results from the July 1st election and the victory of leftist candidate Andres Manuel López Obrador.

Enrique Quezada, Mexico Centered podcast host, speaks to Mexican voters in Mexico City on July 1 to hear their thoughts on the election and the candidates.

For more information on the elections and the results in Mexico's July 1 elections, visit the Mexico Center's Election Resource page.

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