Mexican-Origin & Latino GDP in U.S.–Mexico Integration

A Comparative State-by-State Analysis of Economic Contributions, Trade

Integration, Investment Potential, and Alternative Policy Scenarios

 By Dr. Raul Hinojosa-Ojeda

Professor and Chair, Department of Chicana/o and Central American Studies

Founding Director, North American Integration and Development (NAID) Center

May 5, 2026

JEL Codes: J15, J61, F22, R11, O15, F14

Keywords: Mexican-origin GDP, Latino economic output, diaspora economics, immigrant labor, U.S.–Mexico trade, remittances, USMCA, nativity differentials, state-level economic analysis, CGE modeling, North American integration, corridor analysis, deportation economics, NADBank/CAIP, managed integration

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The author gratefully acknowledges the contributions of the following researchers and institutional partners:

UCLA NAID Center

Marcelo Pleitez, Researcher • Adhila Akbar, Researcher

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI)

Valentín Solis • Víctor Hernández

CGE Modeling Partners

Sherman Robinson, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics