How Well Do You Understand the U.S.-Mexico Border?
Common misperceptions about the U.S.-Mexico border focus on issues of crime and security. But did you know that the commerce crossing the border each year, ranked as if it were a country, would represent the fourth largest economy in the world? Current productivity is enormous, and there is still great potential for growth.
To gain a deeper understanding of perceptions and issues related to the U.S.-Mexico border, we spoke with Andrew Selee, one of the key contributors to a new publication, “The State of the Border Report,” a document that provides a comprehensive look at the challenges and potential represented by this most vital region. The full report can be found here.
Guest
Andrew Selee
President, Migration Policy Institute
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Mexico Institute
The Mexico Institute seeks to improve understanding, communication, and cooperation between Mexico and the United States by promoting original research, encouraging public discussion, and proposing policy options for enhancing the bilateral relationship. A binational Advisory Board, chaired by Luis Téllez and Earl Anthony Wayne, oversees the work of the Mexico Institute. Read more
Latin America Program
The Wilson Center’s prestigious Latin America Program provides non-partisan expertise to a broad community of decision makers in the United States and Latin America on critical policy issues facing the Hemisphere. The Program provides insightful and actionable research for policymakers, private sector leaders, journalists, and public intellectuals in the United States and Latin America. To bridge the gap between scholarship and policy action, it fosters new inquiry, sponsors high-level public and private meetings among multiple stakeholders, and explores policy options to improve outcomes for citizens throughout the Americas. Drawing on the Wilson Center’s strength as the nation’s key non-partisan policy forum, the Program serves as a trusted source of analysis and a vital point of contact between the worlds of scholarship and action. Read more
