mexican-american dual nationals

I’ve written at length around the challenges for dual nationals aand Michelle Schmidt on the dual national panic, especially in light of David Ochoa and Julian Araujo choosing to play for Mexico instead of the United States as Mexican-American dual nationals. Ricardo Pepi announcing that he would play for the US, scoring enormous goals for his nation in 2022 CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying and then being purchased for a record deal of $20 million by Augsburg in the Bundesliga.

Pepi’s success may completely transform the landscape of dual nationals between these two nations. There are a number of young, extremely talented players who might be on the fringe of being a impact player for either…