The USMCA in the Time of Covid
By ANTONIO GARZA, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico
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Message to Trump: Don’t Mix Migration and Trade
By RICARDO CASTILLO An event that went almost unnoticed in the Mexican media on Thursday, April 4, was the meeting between World Trade Organization (WTO) director general Roberto Azevêdo and Mexican Economy Secretary Graciela Márquez Colín. The main reason why this meeting was not given the press coverage that it should have been afforded was because it was overshadowed by the
Read moreHold Your Horses, Twittering Don
By RICARDO CASTILLO Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto has been down in the polls for so long that he’d forgotten what it felt like being up. That sensation, however, somewhat eased last week as he delivered a speech politely calling upon U.S. President Donald Trump to reign back his egregious horses. The reaction to his speech was monumental. Immediately, every
Read moreUS Severing of NAFTA Ties Harms Much More than Trade
By EARL ANTHONY WAYNE (The following article first appeared in the U.S. political website “The Hill” and is being republished in Pulse News Mexico with specific prior permission.) U.S. ties with Mexico and Canada touch the daily lives of more Americans than ties between any other two countries in the world. Trade, border connections, tourism, family ties and mutual security concerns link us closely,
Read morePeña Nieto’s Ticket to Ride
By RICARDO CASTILLO The purpose of U.S. presidential envoy Jared Kushner’s 12-hour trip to Mexico on Wednesday, March 7, remains a mystery. Traveling on a commercial airline all night, he arrived on time to meet with Foreign Relations Secretary Luis Videgaray for nearly three hours before both of them moved from downtown Mexico City to the presidential residence of Los Pinos.
Read moreTillerson’s Fly-by-Night Visit
By RICARDO CASTILLO I can breathe a sign of relief; it didn’t happen! My biggest fear about last week’s fly-by-night visit to Mexico City by U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was that he’d announce the replacement of Ambassador Roberta Jacobson. That didn’t happen and that’s very good news. That, of course, should be a warning to ambitious fellows who want
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