“It attests to the remarkable motivation of these young people,” remarks Diana Natalicio of the more than 1,400 students who daily cross the Paso del Norte International Bridge from Juarez, Mexico, to attend the University of Te xas in El Paso. “These are obviously students who understand that education really is a pathway to a better life, and they are trying very hard to get that education,” continues Natalicio, who is the president of UTEP.
Some of the young Mexicans even travel an additional 50 miles or so north to Las Cruces, N.M., home of New Mexico State University.
