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Mar 103 min read
Border 2026: When Migration Policy Decides Who Works… and Who Wins
In 2026, the Mexico–United States border ceased to be merely a humanitarian barometer and once again became an economic control board. This is no exaggeration: every adjustment to admissions, asylum processing, deportations, or legal entry pathways has an immediate effect on labor availability, operating costs, and the competitiveness of the industries that sustain the border region. And when labor moves—or is immobilized—so do the supply chains that connect Mexico with its t

Editorial
Feb 63 min read


Decentralize or Collapse: What Germany, Japan, and South Africa Already Learned (and Mexico Can Still Execute)
In 2026, decentralization is no longer an “administrative” debate; it has become a test of economic survival. Global competition—nearshoring, the energy transition, shorter supply chains, and stricter rules—is won or lost on the ground: water, energy, permits, security, and talent. Those five factors largely sit with states and municipalities. The uncomfortable question is no longer whether to decentralize, but whether to do it effectively—with sufficient funding, technical c

Salvador Ordóñez Toledo
Feb 33 min read


The trade war has gone municipal. How cities are redesigning latin america’s new trade architecture
In 2026, Latin America’s “trade architecture” can no longer be understood solely through foreign ministries and finance departments. It is being written—quietly but with massive impact—from urban customs facilities, metropolitan ports, industrial parks, and municipal data centers. The reason is straightforward: modern trade is no longer a tariff debate; it is a competition among supply chains. And supply chains live—quite literally—in cities. The close of 2025 delivered a cle

Editorial
Jan 223 min read


Border 4.0: The Mexican Diaspora Turns the Line into a Binational Wealth Zone
On North America’s economic map, the border has ceased to be a dividing line: it is now a platform. The rise of the Mexican diaspora in...

Editorial
Sep 18, 20253 min read


Jalisco + Texas on Fire! The USMCA Highway Fueling a New Binational Factory
The year 2025 began at full throttle for the Jalisco–Texas corridor. In 2024, Texas–Mexico trade closed at $281.2 billion, with Mexico as...

Editorial
Sep 3, 20253 min read


Classrooms in Turbo Mode! The University-Business Pact That Could Give MX-USA the Edge in 2025
The frontier of competitiveness is no longer geographical: it is the speed at which knowledge moves from the laboratory to the market. In...

Editorial
Sep 3, 20253 min read


Jalisco – Texas, from silicon to agave. The axis that could safeguard nearshoring in 2025
In 2024, Mexico–United States trade reached $839.6 billion in goods; U.S. exports to Mexico grew by 3.2% and imports from Mexico by 6.9%....

Editorial
Aug 18, 20253 min read


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