U.S., Mexico to open joint inspection stations Page 1 of 2 | UTSanDiego.com

U.S., Mexico to open joint inspection stations Page 1 of 2 | UTSanDiego.com

Jan 3, 2013 | , | 0 |

U.S. and Mexican authorities are preparing for the opening of a customs inspections station in Tijuana that will allow U.S. officers for the first time to screen commercial shipments on Mexican soil before they reach the border.The facility, built by the Mexican federal government, would have officers from both countries operating out of the same compound near the Otay Mesa border crossing. The aim of the pilot program is to speed up the processing of certain produce items — and thus improve the bottom line for businesses.Visitors who have toured the installation — located by the border fence —...

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WPR Article | World Citizen: At Long Last, Mexico’s Bright Future

WPR Article | World Citizen: At Long Last, Mexico’s Bright Future

Jan 3, 2013 | | 0 |

When the world thinks of up-and-coming economies, the only non-Asian country that readily comes to mind is Brazil. That, however, may soon change. The stars are aligning, presaging what could prove to be a brilliant future for Mexico.Latin America’s second-largest economy has long suffered from a combination of problems, some of which produced gruesomely bad press along with a hard-to-erase negative image. The problems, to be sure, have been real. But the image has been anything but balanced. Pictures of brutal killings in the country’s drug wars and high-pitched debates in the U.S. about waves of impoverished Mexican immigrants...

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What we can learn from Mexico – Global Public Square – CNN.com Blogs

Jan 2, 2013 | , | 0 |

Earlier this month, the president told a newspaper the solution to partisanship is politics and more politics. That’s how you work toward the building of agreements.Unfortunately, it wasn’t Barack Obama. It was Mexico’s Enrique Pena Nieto. As Washington has been mired in gridlock this year, consider what’s happening just across the border. One of the first things Pena Nieto did after assuming office just weeks ago was to announce a pact for Mexico, an ambitious set of reforms to raise taxes, increase competition and take on the teachers’ unions.Now, it is one thing to announce a plan, quite another to get support for it and President Pena Nieto’s pact comes with endorsements from across the spectrum, the conservatives he ousted from office as well as the leftist Democrats.While the world has gotten used to a torrent of images and news of drug-related violence from Mexico, another side of this country has been quietly developing.Consider the facts: Mexico’s GDP is expected to grow by nearly 4 percent this year, twice as fast as Brazil or, for that matter, the United States. It is riding a manufacturing boom. Mexico is now the world’s fourth biggest producer of cars, according to the World Trade Atlas. Starting next year, new taxis in New York City will carry a “made in Mexico’ label.” Mexico is also the world’s top exporter of flat screen TVs....

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Policy Shift in Mexico Seen as Push for Sovereignty — Texas-Mexico border | The Texas Tribune

Policy Shift in Mexico Seen as Push for Sovereignty — Texas-Mexico border | The Texas Tribune

Jan 2, 2013 | | 0 |

Security initiatives recently announced by the Mexican government suggest that the country may move to reaffirm its sovereignty and focus less on the interests of the U.S. and other foreign countries, a former assistant special agent at the Department of Homeland Security said.David Ramirez, who also worked in Texas as a U.S. Border Patrol agent and later as the director of investigations for Latin America and the Caribbean at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City, said a government’s priority should be the safety of its people and stability, and Mexico is no different. “I am looking at it as someone...

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While There Are Some Glimpses Of Progress, Mexico Faces A Long Road To Innovation | TechCrunch

While There Are Some Glimpses Of Progress, Mexico Faces A Long Road To Innovation | TechCrunch

Jan 1, 2013 | | 0 |

A few weeks ago, Vivek Wadhwa visited Mexico and wrote about the possible opportunities he saw for the Mexican IT sector, noting manufacturing plans. In his article, he suggested that the Mexican technology industry “leapfrog India” by moving away from IT services and into a different emerging market, grabbing the opportunity of re-automating the American manufacturing industry on markets like artificial intelligence, 3D printing and robotics.Mexico is graduating roughly 130,000 engineers every year, so the amount of skilled professional talent needed to achieve these tech goals is available. Vivek pointed to a lack of confidence as a hindrance to success in Mexican tech....

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