8   Organizing the Mexican Diaspora

Can It Strengthen North American Integration?

Jane H. Bayes and Laura Gonzalez1

In this book concerned with furthering the integration of North America, especially with regard to immigration and security, the question posed by this chapter is whether and to what extent an unusual trinational organization, Consejo Consultivo del Instituto de los Mexicanos en el Exterior (CC-IME), created by the Mexican government in response to demands from the Mexican diaspora, contributes to building institutions that can advance this integration process.

For those who envisioned the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to be something like the European Union, a region integrated by a free flow of capital, goods and ...

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