Why More Mexican Entrepreneurs Are Immigrating to Houston — While Other Mexicans are Leaving

However, other research shows certain kinds of Mexicans are coming here at an increased rate: entrepreneurs. Data from Rice University's Baker Institute shows that more Mexican entrepreneurs are choosing the U.S. as the place they want to do business.

To really get a sense of the implications of these two findings — and what they mean for the Houston region — we talk with Elizabeth Salamanca, Puentes visiting scholar at the Baker Institute’s Mexico Center and associate professor of international business at Universidad de las Américas Puebla in Mexico.

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New Migration Patterns: High-Skilled Entrepreneurial Migration From Mexico to the United States (Elizabeth Salamanca Pacheco, Ph.D., Nov. 18, 2015)
More Mexicans Leaving Than Coming to the U.S. (Pew Research Center, Nov. 19, 2015)