Profiling the Mexican community leaders in the United States: networks for better public policy

Resumen

This article makes an analysis profiling 12 key Mexican community leaders from Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York City. The interviews exhibit trends about the leaders in each of the cities included in the research. The results provide data about these leaders, what motivates their work as a leader, political participation and aspirations in Mexico and the United States, possible trends on foreign voting, and more. The research
also aims at promoting the understanding between these leaders and those in government so that strategies can be formulated to protect and defend Mexicans abroad.