Judy Ley Allen Mexico Centered
123 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★ - 13 ratingsThe "Judy Ley Allen Mexico Centered" podcast features interviews with academics, former government officials and other experts on issues central to the U.S.-Mexico relation.
The podcast is hosted by the Baker Institute's Center for the United States and Mexico at Rice University in Houston, Texas. For more information on our work, please visit https://www.bakerinstitute.org/center-for-the-united-states-and-mexico/
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Episode 72: The 2024 Presidential Elections in Mexico (Guests: Tony Payan, Ivan Rodriguez Sanchez; Edward M. Emmett)
March 25, 2024 19:24 - 23 minutes - 43.6 MBWe're back! After a hiatus of almost 2 years the Mexico Centered podcast returns...and just in time for Mexico's 2024 presidential elections. In this episode, a crossover with the Baker Institute's Baker Briefing podcast, host and Baker Institute fellow Edward M. Emmett sits down with Tony Payan, director, and Jose Ivan Rodriguez-Sanchez, scholar, of the Baker Institute Center for the U.S. and Mexico, to look ahead at Mexico's 2024 elections. For more information on the Baker Institute Ce...
Episode 71: Hosting Mexico Centered (Guests: Tony Payan and Enrique Quezada)
August 18, 2022 14:53 - 33 minutes - 15.3 MBIn his final episode as host, Enrique Quezada sits down with Tony Payan, director of the Baker Institute Center for the U.S. and Mexico, to look back at how the podcast started and the role it has played at the Center. Enrique talks about preparing for interviews and the behind-the-scenes work to produce Mexico Centered. 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, ple...
Episode 70: Trans-border Collaboration Across the Rio Grande (Guests: Bob Krumenaker, superintendent of Big Bend National Park, and Javier Ochoa, subdirector of the protected areas Maderas del Carmen and Ocampo)
July 27, 2022 13:39 - 41 minutes - 19.1 MBBob Krumenaker, superintendent of Big Bend National Park, and Javier Ochoa, subdirector of the protected areas Maderas del Carmen and Ocampo, talk about the different models of conservation the U.S. and Mexico have, their day-to-day activities, and the numerous ways in which they collaborate across the border to the benefit of the ecosystem they share. For more information on the Baker Institute Center for the United States and Mexico visit our website, and follow us on Twitter and Link...
Episode 69: The Significance of Mexico's 2022 Local Elections (Guest: Alejandro Cruz, director of special studies at BGC Ulises Beltrán y Asociados)
July 05, 2022 13:19 - 33 minutes - 15.4 MBAlejandro Cruz, director of special studies at BGC Ulises Beltrán y Asociados and an expert in local elections in Mexico, discusses the results of the June 2022 local elections in Mexico and their significance for the López Obrador administration and the president’s party. 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 "Ce...
Episode 68: The Dream of a Binational Park (Guest: Francisco Cantú, writer, translator, and author)
May 13, 2022 13:53 - 32 minutes - 15.2 MBFrancisco Cantú, author of The Line Becomes a River, discusses his recent article for Audubon Magazine where he wrote about a grand dream for an international park encompassing Big Bend on the U.S side and Santa Elena and Maderas del Carmen on the Mexican side. Cantú talks about what he learned during his visit about the different approaches of the two countries when it comes to conservation and the current cooperation that happens across the Rio Grande. For more information on the Baker I...
Episode 67: Mexico's National Guard and Public Safety (Guest: Richard Kilroy)
March 28, 2022 13:54 - 21 minutes - 10.2 MBRichard J. Kilroy, nonresident scholar at the Center for the United States and Mexico and associate professor of politics at Coastal Carolina University, discusses the role of Mexico’s National Guard in President López Obrador’s public safety strategy. 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. an...
Episode 66: The Dangers of Being a Journalist in Mexico (Guest: Peniley Ramírez)
March 03, 2022 23:12 - 29 minutes - 13.8 MBPeniley Ramírez, investigative journalist and columnist for the newspaper Reforma, talks about the dangers of being a journalist in Mexico, the mechanisms in place to protect journalists, and the relationship between Lopez Obrador and the media. 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...
Episode 65: 2021 Annual Roundup (Guest: Tony Payan)
December 03, 2021 15:00 - 32 minutes - 15.1 MBTony Payan, director of the Baker Institute Center for the United States and Mexico, discusses what happened in 2021 to Mexico’s economy, politics, public health, and to the binational relationship with the United States. He also sets out expectations for 2022. 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 th...
Episode 64: Binational Healthcare: A conversation with Houston Methodist Hospital (Jose Nuñez, VP, Global Development at Houston Methodist’s Global Health Care Services)
November 08, 2021 15:37 - 20 minutes - 9.35 MBJosé Núñez, the vice president for Global Development at Houston Methodist’s Global Health Care Services, talks about how Mexican patients access healthcare services in the United States, what Houston Methodist’s partnerships with the Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey and Mexico City’s ABC Medical Center entail, and how the coronavirus pandemic affected these services and collaborations. For more information on the Baker Institute Center for the United States and Mexico visit our website,...
Episode 63: A Conversation with Consul General Alicia Kerber Palma
October 15, 2021 14:49 - 30 minutes - 14 MBAlicia Kerber Palma, consul general of Mexico in Houston since 2019, talks about her time in the Mexican Foreign Service, the programs and services provided by Mexico’s Consulate General in Houston, feminist foreign policy, and the binational relationship. 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...
Episode 62: El Problema del Crimen Organizado en México (Guest: Eduardo Guerrero)
August 23, 2021 19:21 - 27 minutes - 12.7 MBThis podcast is in Spanish. Eduardo Guerrero, socio fundador y director de Lantia Consultores y Lantia Intelligence, habla sobre la complicada situación de seguridad nacional y el incremento en la violencia relacionada al crimen organizado en México. Para mayor información sobre el Centro para Estados Unidos y México del Instituto Baker, visite nuestra página web: https://www.bakerinstitute.org/USMEX
Episode 61: The Aftermath of Mexico's 2021 Midterm Elections (Guest: Tony Payan)
June 10, 2021 13:40 - 25 minutes - 11.7 MBTony 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. 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 su...
Episode 60: Mexico's 2021 Midterm Elections (Guest: Javier Martin Reyes)
May 14, 2021 18:52 - 37 minutes - 17.2 MBOn 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 ...
Episode 59: Data for U.S.-Mexico Border Studies: Challenges in Data Collection and Distribution (Guests: James Gerber and Jorge Eduardo Mendoza Cota)
April 22, 2021 21:07 - 24 minutes - 11.6 MBJames 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 v...
Episode 58: The Path to Permanent Residency for DREAMers (Guest: Catherine Glazer)
April 01, 2021 18:36 - 22 minutes - 10.5 MBCatherine 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. For more information on the B...
Episode 57: The Growth of Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship in Mexico (Guest: Vincent Speranza)
March 15, 2021 15:39 - 24 minutes - 11.6 MBVincent 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. For more information on the Baker Institute Center for the United States and Mexico visit our website at https://www.bakerinstitute.org/USMEX , and follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn. To join our mailing list, please subscribe here and make sure to opt-in to ...
Episode 56: Expectations for Mexico in 2021 (Guest: Tony Payan)
January 20, 2021 17:56 - 28 minutes - 13.4 MBTony 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. For more information on the Baker Institute Center for the United States and Mexico visit our website at https://www.bakerinstitute.org/USMEX , and follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn. To join our mailing list, ple...
Episode 55: El Tercer País (Guest: Michael S. Malone)
December 14, 2020 16:19 - 24 minutes - 12.7 MBMichael 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. For more information on the Baker Institute Center for the United States and Mexico visit our websit...
Episode 54: U.S.-Mexico Relations Under President-Elect Biden (Guest: Mark P. Jones)
November 17, 2020 14:50 - 19 minutes - 10.4 MBMark 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. For more information on the Baker Institute Center for the United States and Mexico visit our website at https://www.bakerinstitute.org/USMEX , and follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn. To join our m...
Episode 53: Health Inequalities in the US-Mexico Border Region (Guests: Eva Moya and Silvia Chavez-Baray)
October 23, 2020 14:42 - 26 minutes - 13.6 MBEva 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. ...
Episode 52: Subnational Governments and Paradiplomacy (Guests; Lucas McMillan and Jorge Schiavon)
September 25, 2020 15:20 - 28 minutes - 14.3 MBLucas 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 res...
Episode 51: The Future of US-Mexico Security and Defense
August 20, 2020 19:46 - 25 minutes - 13 MBRichard Kilroy, nonresident scholar in the Baker Institute Center for the United States and Mexico and associate professor of politics at Coastal Carolina University; and Abelardo Rodriguez Sumano, professor and researcher at Universidad Iberoamericana, discuss the key drivers impacting national security and defense relations between the United States and Mexico and offer possible scenarios for the future, along with policy recommendations to support the avoidance of conflict. Their paper,...
Episode 51: The Future of US-Mexico Security and Defense (Guests: Richard Kilroy and Abelardo Rodríguez Sumano)
August 20, 2020 19:46 - 25 minutes - 13 MBRichard Kilroy, nonresident scholar in the Baker Institute Center for the United States and Mexico and associate professor of politics at Coastal Carolina University; and Abelardo Rodriguez Sumano, professor and researcher at Universidad Iberoamericana, discuss the key drivers impacting national security and defense relations between the United States and Mexico and offer possible scenarios for the future, along with policy recommendations to support the avoidance of conflict. Their paper,...
Episode 50: The Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic in Mexico (Guest: Tony Payan)
June 05, 2020 20:08 - 29 minutes - 14.8 MBIn this episode, Tony Payan, director of the Center for the United States and Mexico at Rice University's Baker Institute, analyzes the current situation of the coronavirus pandemic in Mexico. The Center hosted a webinar conversation on Mexico's response to the pandemic on April 1, 2020. It is available to view here. 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...
Episode 50: The Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic in Mexico
June 05, 2020 20:08 - 29 minutes - 14.8 MBIn this episode, Tony Payan, director of the Center for the United States and Mexico at Rice University's Baker Institute, analyzes the current situation of the coronavirus pandemic in Mexico. The Center hosted a webinar conversation on Mexico's response to the pandemic on April 1, 2020. It is available to view here. 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...
Episode 49: Migration, Marriage and Family
March 27, 2020 15:23 - 27 minutes - 17.4 MBNora Haenn, associate professor of anthropology and international studies at North Carolina State University, talks about how women experience and deal with the disruption to family dynamics that comes from migration and how they work to keep families together. Haenn’s new book Marriage after Migration: An Ethnography of Money, Romance, and Gender in Globalizing Mexico explores this subject. For more information on the Baker Institute Center for the United States and Mexico visit our websi...
Episode 49: Migration, Marriage and Family (Guest: Nora Haenn)
March 27, 2020 15:23 - 27 minutes - 17.4 MBNora Haenn, associate professor of anthropology and international studies at North Carolina State University, talks about how women experience and deal with the disruption to family dynamics that comes from migration and how they work to keep families together. Haenn’s new book Marriage after Migration: An Ethnography of Money, Romance, and Gender in Globalizing Mexico explores this subject. For more information on the Baker Institute Center for the United States and Mexico visit our websi...
Episode 48: A Conversation with the Governor of Tamaulipas
February 27, 2020 16:34 - 18 minutes - 10.1 MBTamaulipas governor Francisco Javier García Cabeza de Vaca discusses his administration’s plans to tackle drug-related violence and improve public safety as well as increase the production of shale gas and oil in the state. The Center for the United States and Mexico hosted governor García Cabeza de Vaca on Febraury 7, 2020. For more information, photos and video of the event, visit: https://www.bakerinstitute.org/events/2049/ For more information on the Baker Institute Center for the Un...
Episode 48: A Conversation with the Governor of Tamaulipas (Guest: Francisco Garcia Cabeza de Vaca)
February 27, 2020 16:34 - 18 minutes - 10.1 MBTamaulipas governor Francisco Javier García Cabeza de Vaca discusses his administration’s plans to tackle drug-related violence and improve public safety as well as increase the production of shale gas and oil in the state. The Center for the United States and Mexico hosted governor García Cabeza de Vaca on Febraury 7, 2020. For more information, photos and video of the event, visit: https://www.bakerinstitute.org/events/2049/ For more information on the Baker Institute Center for the Un...
Episode 47: Expectations for 2020
January 30, 2020 17:02 - 25 minutes - 13.3 MBTony Payan, director of the Center for the United States and Mexico, discusses the expectations for the López Obrador administration in 2020. For more information on the Baker Institute Center for the United States and Mexico visit our website at https://www.bakerinstitute.org/USMEX , 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."
Episode 47: Expectations for 2020 (Guest: Tony Payan)
January 30, 2020 17:02 - 25 minutes - 13.3 MBTony Payan, director of the Center for the United States and Mexico, discusses the expectations for the López Obrador administration in 2020. For more information on the Baker Institute Center for the United States and Mexico visit our website at https://www.bakerinstitute.org/USMEX , 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."
Episode 46: Lopez Obrador's First Year in Office (Guests: Tony Payan, Rodrigo Montes de Oca and Ivan Rodriguez-Sanchez)
December 17, 2019 23:18 - 32 minutes - 16.3 MBBaker Institute Center for the United States and Mexico's director Tony Payan, and scholars Rodrigo Montes de Oca and Ivan Rodriguez-Sanchez, analyze López Obrador's first year in office, looking at the challenges faced, the successes, and what to keep an eye on in 2020. For more information on the Baker Institute Center for the United States and Mexico visit our website at https://www.bakerinstitute.org/USMEX To join our mailing list, please subscribe here and make sure to opt-in to "Ce...
Episode 46: Lopez Obrador's First Year in Office
December 17, 2019 23:18 - 32 minutes - 16.3 MBBaker Institute Center for the United States and Mexico's director Tony Payan, and scholars Rodrigo Montes de Oca and Ivan Rodriguez-Sanchez, analyze López Obrador's first year in office, looking at the challenges faced, the successes, and what to keep an eye on in 2020. For more information on the Baker Institute Center for the United States and Mexico visit our website at https://www.bakerinstitute.org/USMEX To join our mailing list, please subscribe here and make sure to opt-in to "Ce...
Episode 45: Lopez Obrador's Energy Policy
December 09, 2019 18:02 - 20 minutes - 11 MBIsidro Morales, nonresident scholar at the Center for the United States and Mexico and a senior professor and researcher at Tec de Monterrey, discusses the challenges Mexico faces in achieving self-sufficiency in the energy sector and suggests a path to resilience. This conversation focuses on his recent publication for the Center: The Future of Pemex: A Return to a State-centered Model or a Means to Strengthen Mexico's Energy Resilience? (Spanish, English version is forthcoming). For more...
Episode 45: Lopez Obrador's Energy Policy (Guest: Isidro Morales)
December 09, 2019 18:02 - 20 minutes - 11 MBIsidro Morales, nonresident scholar at the Center for the United States and Mexico and a senior professor and researcher at Tec de Monterrey, discusses the challenges Mexico faces in achieving self-sufficiency in the energy sector and suggests a path to resilience. This conversation focuses on his recent publication for the Center: The Future of Pemex: A Return to a State-centered Model or a Means to Strengthen Mexico's Energy Resilience? (Spanish, English version is forthcoming). For more...
Episode 44: Migrant Caravans and Mexico's Southern Border
November 08, 2019 16:22 - 22 minutes - 11.7 MBLuis Arriola, the summer 2016 visiting scholar at the Center for the United States and Mexico and researcher at the Migration Studies and Trans-border Processes Academic Group at El Colegio de la Frontera Sur in Campeche, talks about the strategy of the López Obrador administration to tackle the issue of immigration and the mounting pressure from the United States government. This conversation discusses Arriola's recent publication for the Center: López Obrador's Initial Policies Toward Cent...
Episode 44: Migrant Caravans and Mexico's Southern Border (Guest: Luis Arriola)
November 08, 2019 16:22 - 22 minutes - 11.7 MBLuis Arriola, the summer 2016 visiting scholar at the Center for the United States and Mexico and researcher at the Migration Studies and Trans-border Processes Academic Group at El Colegio de la Frontera Sur in Campeche, talks about the strategy of the López Obrador administration to tackle the issue of immigration and the mounting pressure from the United States government. This conversation discusses Arriola's recent publication for the Center: López Obrador's Initial Policies Toward Cent...
Episode 43: Wind Power in Mexico (Guest: Cymene Howe)
October 29, 2019 18:14 - 24 minutes - 12.7 MBCymene Howe, associate professor of anthropology at Rice University, talks about the complexities of energy transitions using the case study of a wind park project in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in Oaxaca from her recent book Ecologics: Wind and Power in the Anthropocene. For more information on the Baker Institute Center for the United States and Mexico visit our website at https://www.bakerinstitute.org/USMEX To join our mailing list, please subscribe here and make sure to opt-in to "Ce...
Episode 43: Wind Power in Mexico
October 29, 2019 18:14 - 24 minutes - 12.7 MBCymene Howe, associate professor of anthropology at Rice University, talks about the complexities of energy transitions using the case study of a wind park project in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in Oaxaca from her recent book Ecologics: Wind and Power in the Anthropocene. For more information on the Baker Institute Center for the United States and Mexico visit our website at https://www.bakerinstitute.org/USMEX To join our mailing list, please subscribe here and make sure to opt-in to "Ce...
Episode 42: Inteligencia Financiera y Corrupción
October 10, 2019 17:11 - 26 minutes - 13.7 MBThis podcast is in Spanish. Santiago Nieto, director de la Unidad de Inteligencia Financiera (UIF) de la Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público, habla sobre la estrategia de combate a la corrupción de la administración de López Obrador. El 28 de agosto de 2019 se organizó un evento con el Dr. Nieto sobre corrupción en México. El video del evento está disponible en la siguiente página: https://www.bakerinstitute.org/events/2016/ Para mayor información sobre el Centro para Estados Unid...
Episode 42: Inteligencia Financiera y Corrupción (Guest: Santiago Nieto)
October 10, 2019 17:11 - 26 minutes - 13.7 MBThis podcast is in Spanish. Santiago Nieto, director de la Unidad de Inteligencia Financiera (UIF) de la Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público, habla sobre la estrategia de combate a la corrupción de la administración de López Obrador. El 28 de agosto de 2019 se organizó un evento con el Dr. Nieto sobre corrupción en México. El video del evento está disponible en la siguiente página: https://www.bakerinstitute.org/events/2016/ Para mayor información sobre el Centro para Estados Unid...
Episode 41: Ratifying the USMCA
September 23, 2019 16:39 - 17 minutes - 9.47 MBDavid 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...
Episode 41: Ratifying the USMCA (Guest: David Gantz)
September 23, 2019 16:39 - 17 minutes - 9.47 MBDavid 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...
Episode 40: Immigration reform, a business case (Guest: Stan Marek)
September 09, 2019 16:08 - 26 minutes - 13.6 MBStan 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. For more information on the Baker Institute Center for the United States and Mexico visit our website at https://www.bakerinstitute.org/USMEX To join our mailing li...
Episode 40: Immigration reform, a business case
September 09, 2019 16:08 - 26 minutes - 13.6 MBStan 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. For more information on the Baker Institute Center for the United States and Mexico visit our website at https://www.bakerinstitute.org/USMEX To join our mailing li...
Episode 39: Electoral Reforms and the Consolidation of the Electoral System in Mexico
August 22, 2019 16:51 - 34 minutes - 17.1 MBLorenzo 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. For more information on the Baker Institute Center for the United States and Mexico visit our website at https://www.bakerinstitute.org/USMEX To join our mailing l...
Episode 39: Electoral Reforms and the Consolidation of the Electoral System in Mexico (Guest: Lorenzo Cordova)
August 22, 2019 16:51 - 34 minutes - 17.1 MBLorenzo 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. For more information on the Baker Institute Center for the United States and Mexico visit our website at https://www.bakerinstitute.org/USMEX To join our mailing l...
Episode 38: Mexico's National Security and National Guard
May 16, 2019 15:43 - 28 minutes - 14.7 MBAlejandro 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. For more information on the Baker Institute Mexico Center, visit our website at https://www.bakerinstitute.org/mexico-center/ To join our mailing list, please subscribe here and make sure to check "Mexico" as your area of interest.
Episode 38: Mexico's National Security and National Guard (Guest: Alejandro Hope)
May 16, 2019 15:43 - 28 minutes - 14.7 MBAlejandro 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. For more information on the Baker Institute Mexico Center, visit our website at https://www.bakerinstitute.org/mexico-center/ To join our mailing list, please subscribe here and make sure to check "Mexico" as your area of interest.
Episode 37: López Obrador and the Fight Against Corruption
April 25, 2019 16:34 - 22 minutes - 11.6 MBOn 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 O...