Rachel Laudan

In Guanajuato, the state in central Mexico in which I live, the major newspaper AM has started running a business page on Mondays.
Leon and Querétaro are not household names outside Mexico right now. But with between one and two million people apiece they are some of the fastest growing cities in the [...]

Following up the post about American farmers moving to Mexico to get cheap reliable labor, I’d like to add some comments on the economics of leaving Guanajuato to work illegally in the States. You often read in the US newspapers that illegal workers who earn only a dollar or so an hour [...]

The Bajio, the rich farmland of Central Guanajuato, is becoming a major vegetable growing area for the international market. A good article in the NY Times interviews American farmers who are now renting land here. I would add that it’s not just Americans who insist on porta potties, clean water etc. Big Mexican [...]