Josefina V谩zquez Mota: Book Presentation of The Dream that United the Border (El sue帽o que uni贸 la frontera)
The Mexico Institute hosted a presentation of a book by Josefina V谩zquez Mota, El sue帽o que uni贸 la frontera: Mexicanos que triunfan en Estados Unidos (The Dream that United the Border: Mexicans who Triumph in United States). Josefina V谩zquez Mota was the first female presidential candidate for Mexico鈥檚 PAN (Partido Acci贸n Nacional) party in 2012. Her book is an analysis of over 60 interviews she conducted with Mexican immigrants living in the United States. She presented the stories of young people, women, and men who are proudly Mexican but grateful for the opportunities that the United States has provided for them to achieve their dreams.
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Speakers
Economist and Former Presidential Candidate of the National Action Party, Mexico
President, Migration Policy Institute
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Mexico Institute
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