Labor Mobility in North America

At this event, México, ¿Cómo Vamos?, Connecting Mexico, and the Baker Institute Center for the U.S. and Mexico hosted panel discussions and keynote remarks on the North American labor market, immigration, nearshoring, and the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

A recording of the event is available in Spanish on YouTube. This event was made possible thanks to a grant from the Charles Koch Foundation.

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Agenda

All times below are in Central Standard Time (GMT).

8:00 am	Welcome Remarks & Introductions
8:30 am	Keynote Remarks — The TN Visa as a Way to Integrate North Amercia: Thirty Years of Progress Tony Payan, Ph.D. Françoise and Edward Djerejian Fellow for Mexico Studies, Director of the Center for the U.S. and Mexico, Baker Institute for Public Policy
8:50 am	Panel I — Promoting Labor Market Integration in North America in The Context of Nearshoring Moderated by: Sofía Ramírez Aguilar, Director General, Mexico, Como Vamos? Brenda Estefan International Affairs Consultant; Professor, IPADE Business School; Columnist, Grupo REFORMA Luz María de la Mora International Trade Consultant, The Supply Chain Group Luis de la Calle Director General, Founder, De la Calle Madrazo Mancera Hazel Blackmore Executive Director, Fulbright COMEXUS Rubén Sánchez Álvarez Researcher, Tecnológico de Monterrey
9:50 am	Break
10:05 am	Panel II — Alternatives for an Increased Use of the USMCA Visa for Mexicans & Specific Changes to Promote Labor Integration Moderated by: Mariana Raphael, Director General, Connecting Mexico Guillermo Malpica Soto Executive Director, Alianza In México Nuty Cárdenas Alaminos, Ph.D. Professor, Researcher, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE) Oscar Santos Oviedo Founding Partner, Santos & Becker Dana Graber Ladek Head of Mission, Organización Internacional para las Migraciones (OIM) México Anaibelca Soraya Gama Rivas Legal Key
11:05 am	Break
11:20 am	Panel III — Vision 2050 & Labor Market Integration Introduction by: Pedro Casas Alatriste, Executive Vice President, General Director, American Chamber of Commerce of Mexico José Manuel Bulás Montoro Head of Corporate Affairs, CEMEX Andrew I. Rudman Public Policy Fellow, Wilson Center Claudia Ruiz Massieu Salinas Senator, Mexico Senate Eduardo del Valle Director, Government Relations, Constellation Brands Samantha Díaz Cabrera International Sales Manager, Staffbridge Group
12:10 pm	Break
12:25 pm	Keynote Remarks — The TN Visa as a Tool for Reducing Labor Shortages in the North American Region Jose Ivan Rodriguez-Sanchez, Ph.D. Research Scholar, Center for the U.S. and Mexico, Baker Institute for Public Policy
12:45 pm	Closing Remarks
1:00 pm	Adjourn