EconomyCommentary
This Misguided Protectionism Would Harm All Americans, Including Farmers
Driving up food prices is a bad idea any time, especially during a pandemic. Yet a small subset of fruit and vegetable growers are pushing… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Trump’s Meeting With AMLO Shows Critics Were Wrong About US-Mexico Ties
President Donald Trump hosted his Mexican counterpart at the White House on July 8 to celebrate the entry into force of the new United States-Mexico-Canada… Read More
EconomyCommentary
USMCA Marks New Chapter for North American Trade
For more than 25 years, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which built the continent into one of the most efficient and competitive trade… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Implementing US-Mexico-Canada Agreement Vital for Reviving America’s Economic Pulse
Reflecting the current global economic slowdown, the latest statistics show that America’s trade with Canada and Mexico, the two largest trading partners of the U.S., has plummeted by more than 40% since last year…. Read More
InternationalCommentary
The Missing Pieces of Trump’s Coronavirus Recovery
America’s initial response to the coronavirus pandemic rightly prioritized good public health policy. Now, Washington is focusing on getting Americans safely back to work. The aim is to preserve livelihoods as well as lives. However, the plan… Read More
Health CareCommentary
New Border Pacts With Canada, Mexico Crucial to COVID-19 Response
The U.S. government on March 20 finalized agreements with our neighbors to the north and south to put into place the toughest travel restrictions we’ve… Read More
InternationalAnalysis
Coronavirus Takes Growing Toll on Latin America’s Economies
The countries of Latin America so far have escaped the worst public health consequences of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. Economic damage, however, is already substantial,… Read More
InternationalNews
Pompeo: On World Stage, Trump Has Achieved What Critics Said He Never Could
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo touted the Trump administration’s strong defense of religious liberty around the world Friday, while saying the president defies critics with… Read More
InternationalNews
Mexico Says It Will Deport Any Migrant Caravan Members Who Enter Without Papers
Mexico sent federal police to its southern border Wednesday with a warning that they will detain and deport any members of a highly publicized migrant… Read More
InternationalNews
American Firefighter on Way Home After Ordeal in Mexican Hospital
A Colorado firefighter and Army veteran with a diagnosed brain bleed is coming home from Mexico after five days in a hospital that his family… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Electoral Violence in Mexico Threatens Its Democracy
On Sunday, Mexico is set to hold elections for the presidency and roughly 3,000 other federal, state, and local offices. Not even the politicians running… Read More
InternationalNews
Trump Meets Putin, Mexican President Pena Nieto at G-20
President Donald Trump met Friday in Germany with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto and Russian President Vladimir Putin—two leaders who have been central figures in… Read More
SecurityNews
What’s Causing the Surge of Illegal Immigration? Lawmakers Want Answers and Action
Four members of Congress are calling on the Obama administration to quickly address the recent spike in illegal immigration along the U.S.-Mexico border. In a… Read More
SecurityNews
Documents Reveal Operation Fast and Furious Firearms Used Extensively by Mexican Drug Cartels
Five years after America first learned of the Operation Fast and Furious federal gunwalking program, new information about the extent of the scandal continues to… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Obama’s Disappointing Nominee for US Ambassador to Mexico
President Barack Obama has nominated Roberta Jacobson, the current assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere affairs, to be the next U.S. ambassador to Mexico… Read More
Chile: Socialists Fire First Salvo at Pacific Alliance
In office only a week, the new foreign minister of Chile, Heraldo Muñoz, is already signaling the intention of the government of Socialist president Michelle… Read More
SecurityNews
Mexican Cartels: A Hemispheric Danger
U.S. authorities recently arrested the son of the Sinaloa drug cartel’s chief strategist on various charges, including conspiracy to import drugs. The discovery of this… Read More
Mexico’s Bloated Junk Food Taxes
Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto has proposed a steep excise tax on junk food in an effort to curb Mexico’s obesity problem—and raise nearly $20… Read More
Energy: As Mexico Finally Enters the 21st Century, Obama Parties Like It’s 1938
Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto recently announced the first, very timid steps to take Mexico’s energy sector—famously nationalized in 1938 by then-President Lázaro Cárdenas—forward into… Read More
SecurityNews
Cooperation with Mexico: Key to Border Security and Stopping Transnational Crime
According to recent reports, the U.S. is in talks with Mexico to strengthen security along Mexico’s southern border. The effort reportedly includes a three-level security… Read More
Pacific Alliance: Decreasing Trade Barriers and Increasing Economic Growth
The presidents of the “Pacific Alliance” (Chile, Colombia, México, and Perú) met last week in Cali, Colombia, to sign an agreement removing tariffs on 90… Read More
President Obama, the Drug War, and Mexico: Failure Is an Option
In the past six years, more than 60,000 Mexicans have died violently in crime and drug-related deaths. In the U.S., there is a wider spectrum… Read More
Obama in Mexico: Change the Reality, Not the Conversation
President Obama will be visiting Mexico City on May 2–4, where he will meet with his counterpart Enrique Pena Nieto. Both leaders have made clear… Read More
Morning Bell: Immigration Bill Doesn’t Secure the Border
Must Washington fix our broken southern border? You bet. Will the comprehensive immigration reform bill help? You bet it won’t. The number one flaw of… Read More
Why Mexico’s Education Reforms Are Important
Since taking office as Mexico’s newest president, Enrique Pena Nieto has quickly made it a point to anger one of the most influential interest groups… Read More
Mexico Poised to Become an “Aztec Tiger”
Newly installed Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto is seeking to revamp Mexico’s economy, and one tool he has already pursued is labor reform. It is… Read More
Former U.S. Marine Arrested in Mexico for Possession of Family Heirloom
Why is the Obama Administration not doing more to free a former Marine from a Mexican prison? Twenty-seven-year-old Jon Hammar—a former Marine Lance Corporal and… Read More
Fast and Furious, Marijuana Legalization Still Worry Our Southern Neighbors
Since November 6, President Obama has had little time to savor his electoral victory. The White House is in the throes of dealing with, among… Read More
U.S.–Panama Free Trade Agreement Coming into Force—Five Years Later
On October 31, nearly five years after being signed by both nations, a free trade agreement between the United States and Panama will finally be… Read More
Fast and Furious: Where Was the Leadership at the Department of Justice?
On Monday, Representative Darrell Issa (R–CA) and Senator Charles Grassley (R–IA) released Part II of their promised three-part report titled Fast and Furious: The Anatomy… Read More
