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PCFR May 2006 Program


Emigration From Mexico:

The Other Perspective

Fernando  Sanchez Ugarte

Consul General of Mexico

Tuesday, May 23, 2006, 6:00 p.m.

Multnomah Athletic Club

In the past few months, immigration has been much written about and discussed in the local and national media. The emphasis has been on the impact of unchecked immigration economically and socially on the U.S. What, however, is the impact on Mexico from the loss of as many as one in ten citizens to America? Consul General Sanchez will provide Mexico’s perspective on the effects emigration has had on social and economic progress in his own country.

An economist by training, Consul General Ugarte served previously as the President of the Mexican Federal Competition Commission, Mexico’s anti-monoply regulator. His charge was to ensure fair competition in the Mexican economy and he took on such companies as Coca-Cola and Cemex in this effort. Today he serves as the Consul General in Portland, a position he has held since Fall of 2004.