I am a native Texan, born and raised in San Antonio. My first university year in 2000 marked the beginning of a nomadic lifestyle, as I lived in various cities throughout Texas as well as spending a year in Puebla, Mexico as an international exchange student. I finished my studies graduating from Texas A&M University, College Station with a major in Spanish, and Business Administration and Philosophy as minor areas of study.

It seems obvious to me in the context of our present and ever-increasing world of communication, transportation, and technology that the fabric of world cultures are intersecting, blending, and at times crashing into one another on scales unprecedented in human history. My perspective is that we are only on the bottom of an exponential curve of increasingly complex and dynamic global interaction of people groups and nations of the world. I believe Truth will be a necessary key foundation upon which peaceful co-existence, meaningful progress, real prosperity, and authentic freedom can be built in a world of constant change and endless variables. I am honored to be able to play a part in any way or contribute to the process that facilitates this end.

I moved to Texas from Mexico City, where I was born and raised, and have since continued to travel frequently back and forth between Mexico and the U.S. My major is Philosophy and I will be graduating next year from the University of Texas at San Antonio.

I am interested in the broad and complex network of relationships between our two countries, and am confident that many of the obstacles we currently face can be resolved by addressing some key structural, cultural and practical constraints. I believe we can and should do more together to solve real problems and find new, creative ways to strengthen our ties.
 

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 Born and raised in Wisconsin, I am a bilingual blogger, student of international relations at UT San Antonio, and a member of the U.S. Air Force who is fascinated with the bilingual and bicultural processes immigrants endure in the United States. As a European-American, I strive to challenge stereotypes which perpetuate cultural bias and give voice to those who normally go unheard. Teaching English in Colombia, dance, and travelling throughout the Americas are activities that afford me the opportunity to bridge gaps of understanding between mainstream Anglo society and Hispanic communities.

 I’m a Texas girl, born and raised in San Antonio, Texas. But in 1997, I packed my bags and headed to Connecticut to attend Yale University. Immediately, I realized I wasn’t quite Mexican or "authentic" enough to fit in with many of the Latino students on campus. Adding to my insecurity was the fact that I spoke Spanih like a gringo. Nonetheless, I made it through.

Welcome to the blog of the MATT Foundation. While this will be a forum for discussion on news and ideas we introduce, MATT.org has an entire forums section where lively debate occurs every single day. Therefore, the blog will really be a place where you can receive the latest news and updates from MATT. With the immigration debate back in the news, we hope our blog will be a valuable place for you to visit for the very latest update on the immigration debate.

We started an unofficial MATT blog in August 2006 on a Blogger page to share news and information about MATT’s work and related issues. We recently took the concept and incorporated it into the main MATT.org website. So far the MATT staff and MATT members have provided great feedback.