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Previewing President Obama's Visit to Mexico

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Starting Thursday, President Obama will meet with Mexico’s leader, Enrique Pena Nieto. Immigration, economic issues and drug cartels are reportedly at the top of the agenda. We discuss U.S.-Mexico relations, and what concerns local Mexicans in the Bay Area have.

Guests:

Maria Antonieta Mejia, managing editor of El Mensajero, a weekly Spanish language paper in San Francisco

Marcela Davison-Aviles, president of the Mexican Heritage Corporation

Shannon K. O'Neil, Douglas Dillon fellow for Latin America Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations

David R. Ayon, boardmember of the U.S.-Mexico Foundation (USMF) and co-chair of its Mexican American Leadership Initiative

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