Experts in the News

On Tuesday, Mexico Center director Tony Payan received the Distinguished Mexican Award from Mexico's government for his leadership and contributions in the United States.  Payan is among the 31 global recipients of the 2018 award. Other honorees, from scientists to artists, reside elsewhere in the U.S., and in Europe, Africa and Asia.  The Mexico Consulate in Houston presented a silver medallion and certificate to Payan at a ceremony at City Hall.

Nonresident fellow Gil Kerlikowske, former commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, explains why border agents, not military personnel, should be in charge of protecting the U.S.-Mexico border. CNN: https://cnn.it/2OqaK7X

David A. Gantz, Mexico Center nonresident fellow, explains how the business dispute settlement process will change under the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement. KJZZ: http://bit.ly/2Pz13ZA

Rice faculty scholar Jim Blackburn discusses the dangers posed by ongoing development in flood plain areas of Houston since Hurricane Harvey. Houston Chronicle: http://bit.ly/2PSViCU.

Fellow Peter J. Hotez comments on the possibility that the U.S. could experience a measles outbreak, like the one currently spreading across Europe, due to growing anti-vaccine sentiment. NBC News: https://nbcnews.to/2JfZ2fe