Amexica

n. the zone where the U.S. and Mexico share a border, culture, language, and economic conditions. Subjects: English, Politics

Editorial Note: The first cite is related only in that it refers to a joint Mexican-American advertising agency.

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Citations: [1945 New York Times (Oct. 20) “Advertising News” p. 21: Publicidad Amexica, Avenida Balderas 96, Mexico City, has been formed to act as exclusive associate of Export Advertising Agency, Inc. ] 1995 Economist (U.K.) (Oct. 28) “Opportunity Knocks; Amexica the Beautiful”: More than that, they could for the first time aspire to American standards of freedom and well-being without losing the Mexican way of life. Call it “the Amexican dream.” 1995 Robert Mottley American Shipper (Dec. 1) “NAFTA’s logistics challenges” p. vol. 37, no. 12, p. 69: Viva Amexica. Well, not just yet. The North American Free Trade Agreement has changed the way shippers in the United States view Mexico, but only a few are responding strategically with logistics plans targeted to the large but volatile Mexican market. 2001 Time (June 11) “A Country of 24 Million” vol. 157, no. 23, p. 46: The united states of “Amexica” share more than a border and a common heritage: both sides welcome the benefits of trade but struggle with the pressures of growth. 2003 Ed Vulliamy Observer (U.K.) (Aug. 24) “Farewell America”: Poverty and race also define the country I call ‘Amexica’ that runs along either side of the Mexican border, belonging to both countries and neither. 2004 Samuel P. Huntington Foreign Policy (Mar. 1) “The Hispanic Challenge” p. 30: Charles Truxillo of the University of New Mexico predicts that by 2080 the southwestern states of the United States and the northern states of Mexico will form La Republica del Norte (The Republic of the North), Various writers have referred to the southwestern United States plus northern Mexico as “MexAmerica” or “Amexica” or “Mexifornia,” “We are all Mexicans in this valley,” a former county commissioner of El Paso, Texas, declared in 2001.

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