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5 Sw. J. L. & Trade Am. 5 (1998)
Friends or Enemies - The Status of Mexicans and Mexican-Americans in the United States on the Sesquicentennial of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

handle is hein.journals/sjlta5 and id is 15 raw text is: Foreword by Christopher David Ruiz Cameront 'FRIENDS' OR 'ENEMIES?' THE STATUS OF MEXICANS AND MEXICAN-AMERICANS IN THE UNITED STATES ON THE SESQUICENTENNIAL OF THE TREATY OF GUADALUPE HIDALGO Benito Juirez, the revered 19th century Mexican president, was a lawyer by training who knew that even a society dedicated to the rule of law can be manipulated to embrace the arbitrary laws of rulers. For my friends, grace and justice, Judrez declared. For my ene- mies, the law.' This year marks the 150th anniversary of the signing of the most important law in the history of U.S.-Mexico relations: the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Thanks to the dedication of adminis- trators, faculty, staff, and students at Southwestern University School of Law, the Treaty's sesquicentennial has presented an historic oppor- tunity for the thirteen scholars whose papers are published in this symposium issue of the Southwestern Journal of Law & Trade in the Americas to explore whether and to what extent some of the intended f Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Irving D. and Florence Rosenberg Professor of Law, Southwestern University School of Law. My thanks to everyone who helped organize the February 2, 1998 symposium Understanding the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo on Its 150th Anniversary, especially Leigh Taylor, our dean; Bob Lutz, faculty adviser to the Journal; Judy Sloan, host of the speakers' reception; Susan Martin, Eileen Gauna, and Jonathan Miller of our faculty, who served as moderators; Jane Powell, our director of student activities; Leslie Stein- berg and Beth Slattery of our public information office; Janice Manis, Arline Asplund, and Beth- any Gutin of our administrative services staff; Linda Whisman, Carole Weiner, and David McFadden of our library staff; and Regan Grilli, Russ Trice, Krista Dietzel, Fabienne Struell, John Wang, Carrie Ramage, and the other editors and staff of the Southwestern Journal on Law & Trade in the Americas. 1. See, e.g., One Tough Hombre: Can President Carlos Salinas Remake Mexico?, Bus. WEEK Apr. 3, 1998, at 50, 52 (quoting President Salinas, who was quoting President Judrez).

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