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Mexico’s Energy Self-sufficiency: A Work in Progress or a Pipe Dream?

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Managing Transboundary Groundwater Along the Border: Is Progress Possible?

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Center for the U.S. and Mexico | Journal

Understanding the Nexus between Undocumented Immigration and Mental Health

Tony Payan

Françoise and Edward Djerejian Fellow for Mexico Studies | Director, Center for the United States and Mexico

David A. Gantz

Will Clayton Fellow in Trade and International Economics

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Center research primarily focuses on six areas of interest to Mexico and the U.S.

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Two programs offer scholars the opportunity to conduct research in Houston.

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Rice students can gain public policy experience by interning in a nonprofit think tank environment.

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U.S.-Mexico Forum members are individuals and corporations that provide general support to the policy research activities and programs of the Center for the United States and Mexico at Rice University’s Baker Institute. Members have access to center experts and guests and to policy briefs on developments regarding the U.S.-Mexico relationship.

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Center for the U.S. and Mexico | Commentary

Has Joe Manchin Saved the North American Auto Industry?

By refusing to go along with an increased consumer subsidy fully available only for EVs and…

Center for the U.S. and Mexico | Report

Managing Transboundary Groundwater Along the Border: Is Progress Possible?

As the reality of protracted drought pervades the border region, the need for greater cooperation…

Center for the U.S. and Mexico | Issue Brief

Mexico’s Energy Self-sufficiency: A Work in Progress or a Pipe Dream?

Although Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is confident that measures implemented in the…

Center for the U.S. and Mexico | Research Paper

U.S. Citizens in Mexico: Displaced Without Protection

Among the U.S. citizens migrating to Mexico in recent years are an unknown number of Americans who…

Center for the U.S. and Mexico | Report

The Divergent Goals of U.S. and Mexican Energy Policies: Scenarios Before the New Energy Shock

The energy policies of the United States and Mexico are at a crossroads, writes nonresident scholar…

Center for the U.S. and Mexico | Journal

Understanding the Nexus between Undocumented Immigration and Mental Health

The author proposes a model that explains how stressors such as constant uncertainty and legal…

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Upcoming Events

Center for the U.S. and Mexico

Fri, Oct 7 2022, 11am –12pm

Mexico 2025 and Beyond: A Conversation with Leo Zuckermann see details

Past Events

Center for the U.S. and Mexico | Mexico Forum | August 22, 2022

A Conversation with José Medina Mora, President of COPARMEX

Center for the U.S. and Mexico | June 15, 2022

Cátedra México: A Conversation with Silvia Giorguli Saucedo, President of El Colegio de México

Center for the U.S. and Mexico | May 4, 2022

Trends in Global and Regional Trade: The View From North America

Center for the U.S. and Mexico | April 26, 2022

Mexico 2025 and Beyond: A Conversation With Samuel García Sepúlveda, Governor of Nuevo León

Center for the U.S. and Mexico | March 24, 2022

U.S.-Mexico Forum Annual Luncheon

Center for the U.S. and Mexico | March 9, 2022

Assessing Mexico’s National Guard: The Impact on Public Safety in Mexico and the U.S.-Mexico Security Relationship

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David A. Gantz

Will Clayton Fellow in Trade and International Economics

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Francisco J. Monaldi

Fellow in Latin American Energy Policy | Director, Latin America Energy Program

Rodrigo Montes de Oca

Research Scholar

Tony Payan

Françoise and Edward Djerejian Fellow for Mexico Studies | Director, Center for the United States and Mexico

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Jesús Velasco

Nonresident Scholar

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Pamela Lizette Cruz

Research Analyst

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Enrique Quezada

Graduate Fellow

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About the Center

The Center for the United States and Mexico seeks to have a meaningful impact on the U.S.-Mexico relationship through original research, relevant solutions to binational policy issues, and the advancement of mutual understanding by convening leaders who can bridge the world of ideas and the world of action.

The center’s research agenda focuses primarily on the following issues of concern to the United States and Mexico:

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Lisa Guáqueta
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Center for the U.S. and Mexico

Email: usmexicocenter@rice.edu
Office Phone: (713) 348-2649

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We would like to thank the following for their generous support:

The Honorable James A. Baker, III
Estate of Deanna D. Emerson, M.D.
The Honorable Thomas F. McLarty III and Mrs. McLarty
Mexican Business Council
Peter Jay Sharp Foundation
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