Op-Ed: Obama’s first meeting with Calderón

Posted on January 11, 2009 by mexicoinstitute

Andrew Selee, Dallas Morning News, 1/11/2009
President-elect Barack Obama is set to meet with Mexican President Felipe Calderón today in what will be his first visit with a foreign leader since the election. This encounter will give Obama his first opportunity to focus significant attention on Latin America, and whatever messages the president-elect chooses to send [...]

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Push on Immigration Crimes Is Said to Shift Focus

Posted on January 11, 2009 by mexicoinstitute

The New York Times, 1/11/2009
Inside a courthouse just north of the Rio Grande, federal judges mete out prison sentences to throngs of 40 to 60 illegal immigrants at a time. The accused, mostly from Central America, Brazil and Mexico, wear rough travel clothes that speak of arduous journeys: flannel shirts, sweat suits, jeans and running [...]

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