From the US, Mexican expats root for a 'change' candidate in presidential elections

Jude Joffe-Block reported for Public Radio International’s The World about what the upcoming Mexican election and a potential Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador victory means to Mexican citizens in America.

"The Centro Mercado Latino in Phoenix is a giant warehouse filled with vendors peddling everything from cell phone accessories to quinceñera dresses to parakeets. On Sundays, there are lucha libre wrestling matches in the corner.  

But there’s something unexpected tucked next to a kiosk selling alarm systems: a campaign booth promoting a presidential candidate — for Mexico.

Andrés Manuel López Obrador is the frontrunner in Mexico’s July 1 presidential election. The left-leaning veteran candidate is winning over supporters on both sides of the border, with a pledge to crack down on corruption and change Mexico’s course."