Pushed From the U.S., They Find Hope in Mexico’s ‘Silicon Valley’

MEXICO CITY—Hola Code looks like any other coding academy, with twenty-and thirty-somethings seated in computer-lined rows eager to learn software programming and land a good job.

But the 22 students at this non-profit startup have unusual life stories: Most are Mexican citizens who grew up in the U.S. after being brought there as children by parents who were undocumented immigrants, and were later deported or moved back to Mexico to avoid deportation.