"Poor Mexico, so far from God and so close to the United States," the Mexican dictator Porfirio Diaz once; lamented. But Aristoteles Sandoval, the governor of the northwestern state of Jalisco, believes that often uncomfortable proximity creates a unique opportunity in the time of Donald Trump. Sandoval has been courting tech companies in the U.S., telling them that if the new administration won't issue visas to the foreign engineers and coders they want to hire, he'll gladly find cubicles for them in Guadalajara, the state capital. "We're tolerant and inclusive and think talent has no borders," says Sandoval, sleeves rolled up and hair slicked back, as he sits at his desk in Casa Jalisco, the governor's mansion. "Brilliant minds will always have a place here."
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