Some Texans say Obrador’s promises are exciting, others aren’t sure he’ll be able to keep them.
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Maria Candelaria Gonzalez and Pedro Ibañez stopped by the Mexican Consulate in Dallas, Texas, on Monday. They say they're hopeful about the changes Mexico's newly elected president has promised.
From KERA:
Some north Texans with ties to Mexico are excited about the new President-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who campaigned on rooting out corruption and advocating for the poor. Others are skeptical.
Maria Candelaria Gonzalez just got back to north Texas from visiting Mexico. As she waited outside the Mexican Consulate in Dallas, the 66-year-old said she couldn’t be happier about her native country’s new leader.
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