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Given the importance Mexico has in the United States’ economy, politics and society — especially in Houston, with a large and growing Hispanic population — the Baker Institute has established a program to study the unique issues faced at the U.S.-Mexico border. This research program analyzes critical issues involving the border region and the implications for both countries. It brings together practitioners and scholars in several disciplines from Mexico and the United States to research topics such as immigration and migration, security, and economic and social development. The aim of the program is to find common ground to address shared problems in order to develop solutions that meet the needs of both countries. These analyses will be geared toward policy briefings and recommendations, as well as public conferences and lectures to engage and inform the public on issues affecting U.S.-Mexico border policies.

With the clear goal of addressing this region from a binational perspective, the institute regularly commissions scholars in Mexico and the United States to address issues on border security, economic development and immigration. By drawing together experts from both sides of the border, we produce work that not only presents policy guidance, but also constructs dialogue among those who advise leaders in both Washington, D.C., and Mexico City. Furthermore, as part of its ongoing research on this region, the institute will continue to fund joint U.S.-Mexico research on other important topics, including health, poverty and education.

PUBLICATIONS
2010
Border Economies Series - The Partisan Politics of Border State Infrastructure: A Study of Budget Allocation in Six Mexican States
Feb 12 2010
Raúl Cipriano González
2009
Innovative Companies and Policies for Innovation on the U.S.-Mexico Border
May 13 2009
Jorge Carrillo
Empresas Innovadoras y Políticas para la Innovación en la Frontera México–EE.UU.
May 13 2009
Jorge Carrillo
Evolución y Perspectivas del Empleo en la Región de la Frontera Norte de México
Apr 14 2009
Jorge Eduardo Mendoza
Baker Institute Policy Report 38: Developing the U.S.-Mexico Border Region for a Prosperous and Secure Relationship
Apr 14 2009
Erika de la Garza, David Mares
Baker Institute Policy Report 38: Desarrollando la Región Fronteriza México-EE.UU. Hacia una Relación Próspera y Segura
Apr 14 2009
Erika de la Garza, David Mares
Employment Evolution and Prospects on the Northern Mexico Border
Apr 14 2009
Jorge Eduardo Mendoza
Las Ciudades Fronterizas Mexicanas y los Flujos Migratorios
Apr 13 2009
Rodolfo Cruz Piñeiro
Mexican Border Cities and Migration Flows
Apr 13 2009
Rodolfo Cruz Piñeiro
Transnational Security Challenges in Mexico and the U.S.-Mexico Border Region
Apr 09 2009
David A. Shirk
Dispuesta a lograr el diálogo fronterizo
Mar 31 2009
Erika de la Garza
Managing the U.S.-Mexico Border: Human Security and Technology
Mar 31 2009
Christopher Bronk, Tony Payan
Security in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands: The Crisis, the Forces at Work and the Need for Honest Assessment and Action
Mar 29 2009
Joan Neuhaus Schaan
Managing Migration Flows
Mar 29 2009
Thomas M. Fullerton, Jr., Martha Patricia Barraza de Anda
Developing the U.S.-Mexico Border Region for a Prosperous and Secure Relationship: Binational Research Papers
Mar 27 2009