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Latino USA

Trading in the American Dream for the Mexican Dream

Latino USA

My Cultura, Futuro and iHeartPodcasts

Politics, Society & Culture, News, Documentary

4.83.8K Ratings

🗓️ 6 July 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Imperfect Paradise host Antonia Cereijido and Latino USA’s Maria Hinojosa sit down with a Mexican American creative who moved to Mexico, as well as a Mexico City native, to discuss the “Mexican Dream.”

Transcript

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0:00.0

When I founded Futuro, I imagined a home for journalism with radical transparency.

0:06.5

I wanted a newsroom where I wasn't the only Latina behind the mic.

0:12.1

Now Futuro is becoming a home for more voices than ever.

0:17.9

Help grow this future by joining our new membership program. You'll get exclusive interviews,

0:24.2

whole season binges. Behind the scenes, Chiseme, shape the future of storytelling. Join Futuro

0:32.0

Plus. Visit our website, Futuromediagroup.org slash join plus.

0:38.6

And not you buy yes.

0:53.2

For decades now, there's been a persisting story from Mexican immigrants and even family members

1:00.4

that every opportunity for higher education, for jobs, for a better life, those things could only be found in the United States.

1:09.8

And not in Mexico. My whole life I grew up, Mexico doesn't

1:14.0

have any opportunities. Mexico doesn't set you up to be successful. And Mexico, blah, blah, blah.

1:20.0

But I've noticed that's been changing. People who have lived in the United States for much of their

1:26.1

lives are now talking about moving back to Mexico.

1:30.5

And that's a big shift, even from like 10 or 15 years ago.

1:35.2

And oh my God, was I wrong?

1:37.2

I finished high school here.

1:38.9

I went to university here.

1:40.5

I got great jobs, great paying jobs.

1:43.6

I purchased a home last year. I'm able to travel

1:46.7

internationally. I'm able to have a good life here. That's from a TikTok video of a user named

1:52.8

Annie Manzanaris. Oh, I'm Annie, by the way. She's talking about her family, how they moved back

1:58.8

to Mexico a few years ago after her parents had immigrated

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