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“The anti-vaccine lobby will change their methods to suit their environment,” said health policy fellow Peter Hotez. “In the Pacific Northwest, they talk about ‘toxic ingredients.’ In more conservative states, they cater to the right wing by talking about religious freedoms.”

"This is going to be a blockbuster election," fellow Mark Jones said of the November showdown. He expected it to be the richest mayoral campaign in city history, with spending north of $30 million.

Caravans of Central Americans heading toward the U.S. have been driven underground by government checkpoints at the Guatemala-Mexico border, Mexico Center director Tony Payan said. "It's going to have a pernicious effect because people are not going to band together by the hundreds or thousands. They’re probably going to resort to organized smugglers or ‘coyotes'" as they cross remote areas and mountain passes.

Peter Hotez, fellow in disease and poverty, was interviewed about a new study suggesting that wealthy nations have the highest distrust of vaccines.

Texas’ political rhetoric led more Asian immigrants, who had been keen supporters of the Republican Party, to vote for Democrats in the 2018 election, said fellow Mark Jones.