So, I was intrigued by this new NYT article, Mexico is Becoming a Beacon, and wanted to share it with you. Here’s the opening paragraph as well as another excerpt:
We know one type of migration well. It’s millions of people from poorer countries traveling mostly to wealthy countries — where they receive, increasingly, a hostile reception — in search of safety and opportunity. But there’s another type of migration taking place the world over. Smaller, quieter yet persistent, it involves people from wealthy countries seeking new lives elsewhere, sometimes in other wealthy places but also in poorer countries that have traditionally sent rather than received migrants.
Mexico’s transformation, from a place people flee from to one they settle in, presents an opportunity, too. As the United States turns inward under Trump, Mexico — for so long in its neighbor’s shadow — stands to benefit, drawing in people to power a better future. Already Mexico City, a megalopolis of around 22 million people, is a microcosm of the way our tumultuous world is changing.
-Chip
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