Growing up in 2 worlds, Richardson learned to see issues from both sides

The seminal moment in Bill Richardson’s life came shortly before he was born. His father, a headstrong American banker who worked and lived in Mexico City, told his pregnant wife in the fall of 1947 to pack for a brief trip across the U.S. border.

So she gathered a few things and headed north to deliver her baby. In those days, border officials saw nothing unusual about a pregnant Mexican woman wanting to enter Southern California, so she crossed without incident and headed for Pasadena.

The boy arrived a few days later - a native born U.S. citizen - and without as much as a tour of the community, the two returned home.”*

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