Detainees sleep in a holding cell at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection processing facility, on June 18, 2014, in Brownsville, Texas. Brownsville and Nogales, Ariz. have been central to processing the more than 47,000 unaccompanied children who have entered the country illegally since Oct. 1. (Eric Gay-Pool/Getty Images) By…
Doctoral student Yibin Huang, Dr. Peter Knappett, Brian Lynch ’19, and University of Guanajuato’s Manuel Aviles. (Brian Lynch/College Geosciences) By Leslie Lee, Texas A&M University College of Geosciences Some undergraduate students might use their holiday break to catch up on TV shows or go on vacation, but when Texas A&M…
Bush School students are assisting Mexico City’s newly established planning institute with increasing citizen participation in urban planning. (Bush School) By Grace Cantu, Texas A&M University Bush School of Government and Public Service Nine students from the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University are assisting…
By Rae Lynn Mitchell Texas A&M University School of Public Health The border region between the United States and Mexico is home to more than 14 million people, split on both sides of the 2,000-mile border. Although living in different nations, these populations have many social, cultural and…
A group of mechanical engineering students from Mexico viewed the Turbomachinery Laboratory on their visit. By Joshua Siegel, Texas A&M Turbomachinery Laboratory A group of mechanical engineering students from Mexico recently got an inside look at what the Turbomachinery Laboratory at Texas A&M University has to offer. Students from the…
Rescuers work in the rubble after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck on September 19, 2017 in Mexico City, Mexico. The earthquake caused multiple fatalities, destroyed buildings and knocked out power throughout the capital. (Rafael S. Fabres/Getty Images) By Morten Wendelbo, Texas A&M University Bush School, for The Conversation In…
NPR Morning Edition Host Steve Inskeep, former Mexican President Felipe Calderón, U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, and former National Economic Council Director Dr. Laura Tyson came together for a discussion on trade, national security, immigration and more.
Former President of Mexico Felipe Calderón speaks at the World Economic Forum in 2009. (World Economic Forum photo) By Sam Peshek, Texas A&M University Marketing and Communications The past, present and future of U.S.-Mexico relations will be represented by key figures in policymaking at the latest installment of the Wiley…