The magazine that analyzes the power of Mexican municipalities in the economy, governance and Mexico's relationship with the world.

While Texas has built mechanisms to attract Mexican companies and investment, many municipalities in Mexico still view their diaspora primarily through remittances. A much larger economic opportunity exists: turning Mexican entrepreneurs, professionals, and business leaders into a network for investment, suppliers, knowledge, and access to the U.S. market. For decades, many Mexican municipalities learned to measure their relationship with communities in the United States thro

For decades, the Mexican diaspora was largely viewed as a source of remittances and a consular issue. That perspective is now outdated. Today, Mexico’s local governments face a far broader asset: a transnational network of talent, investment, political influence, cultural consumption, and business connections that can strengthen the country’s position with partners across the Americas, Europe, and Africa. The scale of this phenomenon speaks for itself. In 2023, 10.9 million M