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Thought and Policy Leadership Spanning Two Nations @RiceUniversity's @BakerInstitute
Joined September 2013
The governor of #Tamaulipas @fgcabezadevaca offers remarks regarding the state's work on energy, ports, and security #bakertamaulipas #bakermexico
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.@BakerCtrUSMEX director @PayanTony engages in conversation with @fgcabezadevaca, governor of #Tamaulipas on issues central to the state, including immigration, security and fracking opportunities. #BakerTamaulipas #BakerMexico
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Thank you to @r_velascoa, #Mexico's Acting Undersecretary for North America, for an in-depth conversation on #USMEX relations yesterday.
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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
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We are grateful to @penileyramirez for joining us this morning for a fantastic conversation on the #PandoraPapers, #Mexico, #corruptiom and what lies ahead for the #LopezObrador administration. ICYMI, video of the event is available at:
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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.
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Journalist @PabloHiriart, in his column in the newspaper @ElFinanciero_Mx, publishes an interview with @PayanTony, director of the @BakerCtrUSMEX , where they discuss the antagonism between #AMLO and #Biden.
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JUST OUT: #LópezObrador 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:
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#MCO25 | Join us on Dec. 5 for the Mexico Country Outlook 2025 as we explore critical issues facing #Mexico and the 🇺🇸🇲🇽 relation, particularly in light of the policy challenges facing the #Sheinbaum and US administrations. Agenda and Registration at:
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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:
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In the latest Mexico Centered podcast we talk with @penileyramirez about the dangers faced by #journalists in #Mexico and the relationship between #LopezObrador and the media. 👂Full episode available at:
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.@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:
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Thank you for a wonderful event! With @BakerMexicoCtr' @PayanTony and @montesro00, @CIDE_MX's @cataperezcorrea and @carlosbravoreg, @SCJN's @DavidGsar and @IntegridadMx's @ebohorquez
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After Tony Payan’s introduction, @JohnMAckerman begins the discussion on Mexico’s presidential elections and the future of #USMX relations
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Join the @BakerMexicoCtr and @BakerLatAm in a conversation with @JoaquinCastrotx on Monday, March 26. RSVP at
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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
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On a visit to Monterrey MX, @BakerCtrUSMEX's @PayanTony and @montesro00 met with @GerardoPPmanes of @SSeguridadNL and Alfonso Ibarra of the Escuela Superior de Inteligencia to discuss public safety strategies for the Texas-Mexico region.
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“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.”
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.@montesro00 del @BakerCtrUSMEX en conversación con @JRCossio para @AristeguiOnline analizando la #PandemiaDelCoronavirus y el consentimiento informado. #Mexico
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In the latest Mexico Centered podcast we talk with @penileyramirez about the dangers faced by #journalists in #Mexico and the relationship between #LopezObrador and the media. 👂Full episode available at:
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.@JoaquinCastrotx offers remarks on the links, challenges and issues that connect the US and Latin America
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We are very grateful to @Arturo_Sarukhan, @VFelbabBrown, @ECardenasPuebla and @PayanTony for an insightful conversation on the 🇺🇸🇲🇽 relationship under the #BidenAdministration. Thank you to our co-sponsor, @vitales_signos. Video of the event is available:
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Join us for a conversation on #Mexico's presidential elections with @luisederbez. Live webcast starting at 6:30 pm
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In the latest Mexico Centered podcast we talk with @penileyramirez about the dangers faced by #journalists in #Mexico and the relationship between #LopezObrador and the media. 👂Full episode available at:
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.@BakerInstitute director Amb. David Satterfield and @BakerCtrUSMEX's @PayanTony and @montesro00 meet with @RicardoMonrealA, Mexico's Senate majority leader.
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#MCO25 | Join us on Dec. 5 as @mexevalua's @mariana_c_v, and a panel of experts explore #Mexico's #Economic Landscape and the 🇺🇸-🇲🇽 relation, particularly under the #Sheinbaum and #Trump administrations. Agenda and Registration at:
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.@BakerCtrUSMEX scholar @montesro00 talks with @JRCossio on @AristeguiOnline about the situation in #Houston with #COVID19 (Spanish - starts at minute 44:00),
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#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:
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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:
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Coverage of our event on the 🇺🇸🇲🇽relation under the #BidenAdministration, cosponsored by @BakerCtrUSMEX and @vitales_signos, with @Arturo_Sarukhan, @VFelbabBrown, @ECardenasPuebla and @PayanTony. #USMEX
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Join us on Sept. 9 for a conversation with @PayanTony, @GCorreaCabrera & @sergioaguayo about former Mexican President Calderón’s approach to combating #OrganizedCrime, #Mexico’s #WarOnDrugs & its impact. @WSJ's @davidluhnow will moderate. Register:
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#Mexico on our minds. Sending thoughts and best wishes to our friends, colleagues, and the people of Mexico @BakerMexicoCtr
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In the latest Mexico Centered podcast we talk with @penileyramirez about the dangers faced by #journalists in #Mexico and the relationship between #LopezObrador and the media. 👂Full episode available at:
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.@BakerMexicoCtr director @PayanTony has been recognized as a Distinguished Mexican by Mexico's Instituto de los Mexicanos en el Exterior @IME_SRE. Congratulations! @BakerInstitute #MexicanosDistinguidos .
#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! .
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We hosted @RepBetoORourke at @BakerMexicoCtr today for a conversation on US-Mexico relations. Here with Baker Institute director @EdwardDjerejian, @BakerMexicoCtr director @PayanTony, @CES_Baker_Inst Sr. director @Ken_Medlock, and Baker Institute fellow @MarkPJonesTX
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We are grateful to @penileyramirez for joining us this morning for a fantastic conversation on the #PandoraPapers, #Mexico, #corruptiom and what lies ahead for the #LopezObrador administration. ICYMI, video of the event is available at:
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“#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.
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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!
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We're excited to announce that @paullagunes has joined @BakerInstitute and will be working closely with @BakerMexicoCtr & @BakerLatAm on issues of rule of law and corruption in Mexico and Latin America.
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Celebrating @PayanTony, recipient of the award as a Distinguished Mexican from the government of #Mexico. Many congratulations! @BakerMexicoCtr @ConsulMexHou
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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
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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:
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.@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
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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:
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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🎉!!!
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“#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.
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Join @BakerCtrUSMEX & @elcolmex on May 27 for a conversation on #Mexico's midterm #elections and the future of its #democracy with Mauricio Merino, @Ssaucedo5050, @AlejandroPoire, @GCorreaCabrera, @LoaezaSoledad, and other experts. Info & registration:
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As of July 2022, #Mexico has registered more than 101,300 cases of missing or disappeared persons.
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NEXT WEEK! #MCO25 | Join us on Dec. 5 as we explore critical issues facing #Mexico and the 🇺🇸-🇲🇽relation under the #Sheinbaum and #Trump administrations. 🧵Moderators and Panelists. Register:
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.@PayanTony, @BakerCtrUSMEX director, with a copy of our book "Binational Commons" at the @ABSborders/@WSSAcon conference in Denver, going on right now.
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Join the @BakerCtrUSMEX, @CES_Baker_Inst & @imcomx on 3/30 for a conversation on #electricity in #Mexico with @LourdesMelgar, @OscarOcampo, @JuanRosellon1 and Miriam Grunstein. Register: . #power #politics #CFE #SustainableEnergy
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Thank you for joining us at today's event; and thank you to our speakers for sharing their views and insights on the path forward for the #Sheinbaum administration in #Mexico: @RepTonyGonzales, David Gantz, @lilialvaradob and @jmartinreyes . Video online:
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Join the @BakerCtrUSMEX & @vitales_signos on Thursday, Jan. 21, for a conversation on the #USMEX relation and what to expect under the #BidenAdministration with @Arturo_Sarukhan, @ECardenasPuebla, @VFelbabBrown and @PayanTony. Register at:
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We want to thank @davidluhnow, @sergioaguayo, @GCorreaCabrera and @PayanTony for a lively and insightful discussion on #Mexico's "war on drugs" and former president Felipe Calderon's actions. 📺ICYMI:
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Thank you for joining us for the event on immigration & elections; to our speakers: @JeremyARobbins, @BishopSeitz, @RepWalle, @JeremySWallace, @ReichlinMelnick, @YaelSchacher, @daviddonatti, Glenn Hamer, & Elizabeth Mendoza; & to @ChronOpinion!. 🎥Video:
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"I think reality is going to be much harsher to her than it was to #LópezObrador," said @BakerInstMexico's @PayanTony. "Ms. #Sheinbaum will have to understand that today, the #Mexican economy depends much more on the U.S. than it did six years ago.".
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Thank you for a very insightful conversation! With Miriam Grunstein, @fmonaldi, @LourdesMelgar, @pzarater , and Jesus Reyes Heroles.
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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:
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TOMORROW! What has been the impact of #COVID19 on #NorthAmerica's #supplychain? Join the @BakerCtrUSMEX and the @usmexicofound at 10:30 am CT for a conversation with @piaorrenius, @Emilio_Cadena_R and @FlavioVolpe1 to discuss this issue. Register:
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Journalist @penileyramirez joins @BakerCtrUSMEX experts @PayanTony and @montesro00 to discuss the #PandoraPapers and the implications for #Mexico as the country continues its struggle against #corruption. 📆Thursday, October 28 at 9:00 am CT.✍️Register:
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Talking about elections in #Mexico with @McLartyAssoc's @caballero_alma, @lorena_becerra, and @EthosInnovacion's @LilianaAlvarado at @BakerInstMexico's Mexico Country Outlook 2024
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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.
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Thank you for joining us today for a conversation on the impact of the #coronavirus on #NorthAmerican #supplychains. Thank you to @piaorrenius, @FlavioVolpe1 and @Emilio_Cadena_R; and to the @usmexicofound! ICYMI, you can watch a video of the event at
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.@BakerInstitute director @AmbSatterfield and @BakerCtrUSMEX's @PayanTony and @montesro00 met with @raultorres_mx, Mexico City's migrant representative, the first congressman representing Mexico City's community living abroad.
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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.
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.@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.
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Thank you @LourdesMelgar, @OscarOcampo, @JuanRosellon1 and Miriam Grunstein for an insightful conversation on #electricity in #Mexico. ICYMI video of the event is available at: Thank you to our partners @BakerCtrUSMEX, @CES_Baker_Inst & @imcomx!
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Según @AdrianDuhalt del @BakerMexicoCtr y @CES_Baker_Inst; e Ivonne Cruz de @RiceUniversity es fundamental que la #4T establezca mecanismos de cooperación que conduzcan a acuerdos justos y mitigue la amenaza de los #conflictossociales en #Mexico.
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Join us Oct. 26, we'll talk #trade, #USMCA, #China & #WTO with former deputy @USTradeRep CJ Mahoney, Padideh Alai, @snlester, @etrujillo_trade, Ian Sheldon, Dan Chow, @GJGarciaSanchez, @LillyResearch, James Gerber, @PayanTony & David Gantz. Register at
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Grateful for the opportunity to work closely with @USMexicoFound @MexicoComoVamos @SMUTexasMexico @MexicoInstitute @mexevalua @vitales_signos @MPI @MXvsCORRUPCION @causaencomun @COMEXI @AtlasNetwork @USMEXUCSD @EthosInnovacion @ceeymx @llilasbenson @cemeca_columbia and. .
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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:
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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:
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We want to thank @davidluhnow, @sergioaguayo, @GCorreaCabrera and @PayanTony for a lively and insightful discussion on #Mexico's "war on drugs" and former president Felipe Calderon's actions. 📺ICYMI:
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.@GCorreaCabrera, @BakerCtrUSMEX expert, suggested that #LópezObrador’s #energy policies are supported by his base. They back the narrative that regulators and autonomous agencies represent “only economic elites,” she said.
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Thank you for an enlightening conversation @BakerMexicoCtr @PayanTony @esquivelgerardo @luzmadelamora @CarlosAnguloP @JohnMAckerman
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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:
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ICYMI Video of the event with @fgcabezadevaca, governor of #Tamaulipas, on February 7, 2020, is now available online at via @YouTube.
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Summer work at the Mexico Center with Director @PayanTony, @GCorreaCabrera, @AdrianDuhalt and @oequezada. Hope you are having a great day! . #HappyFriday
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Our first podcast in Spanish! In this week's Mexico Centered episode our host @oequezada talks with @SNietoCastillo about tools to fight #corruption and #crime in #Mexico. Listen here:
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“Comprobar aleatoriamente para ver dónde van escondidos los #migrantes en el transporte de carga es imposible; es parte del circo político en el que se ha convertido la #migración”, dijo @PayanTony, director del @BakerCtrUSMEX #Texas #border.
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Register now! @BakerCtrUSMEX's @PayanTony and @GCorreaCabrera, @sergioaguayo and @davidluhnow, will discuss #Mexico's "war on drugs" under former President #FelipeCalderón. What are the lasting impacts of the drug war today?. 📆 Sept. 9 | 11 am CDT.RSVP:
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.@jmartinreyes of @CIDE_MX joins us to discuss the upcoming midterm #elections in #Mexico and possible outcomes for #LopezObrador and #MORENA in this month's Mexico Centered podcast. Full episode available at:
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“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.”.
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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.
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Join us and @CES_Baker_Inst on Wed., July 8th, for a conversation examining #RenewableEnergy in #Mexico with @LourdesMelgar, @LankenauAndres of @Enicon1, Eduardo Marquez Certucha of @SidleyLaw, and Rebecca Bollenbach of Essentia Advisors. Register:
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Great catching up with @ioangrillo, talking about his most recent book, security and US-Mexico relations. In the photo with @BakerCtrUSMEX @PayanTony and @montesro00 and @WACHouston's Ronan O'Malley. #Mexico #border
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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.
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As @Pemex struggles with mounting liabilities, which increased from $179.5 b in 2018 to $233.4 b in 2023, questions arise about how the next administration will strengthen the company's financial position while advancing #Mexico's #energytransition goals.
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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)-
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.@BakerMexicoCtr director @PayanTony and expert @GCorreaCabrera are speaking today @DialogosUNAM. To view the event live visit
Damos inicio al "Seminario Internacional: La transformación histórica del régimen mexicano en el contexto global: los retos para el próximo sexenio" . Sigue la transmisión en vivo a través de nuestro sitio web 👉
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. @PayanTony, Dr.Melita Garza, Adam Lampert, Dianne Solis, Dr. Uche Onyebadi, and Gregory Kallenberg after our immigration event in Ft. Worth! . Video of the event will be available in a couple of weeks!.@TCU_CRES @TCUSchieffer @rationalmiddle
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From all of us at the @BakerMexicoCtr and @BakerLatAm: Thank you, Claudia Velasco, for all your support while at @ConsulMexHou! We wish you the best in your new post as Consul General of @ConsulMexRlm.
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TOMORROW: Journalist @penileyramirez joins @BakerCtrUSMEX experts @PayanTony and @montesro00 to discuss the #PandoraPapers and the implications for #Mexico and its struggle against #corruption. 🗓️Thursday, October 28 at 9:00 am CT.✍️Register:
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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!
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TOMORROW: #Immigration remains one of the most contentious policy issues in America. Join us on Nov. 4, for a conversation with experts on the way forward for immigration reform and keynote remarks from Fort Bend @JudgeKPGeorge. ✍️Register:
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