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What’s on the Horizon for US-Mexican Relations?

OPINION By THE WILSON CENTER MEXICO INSTITUTE Given the current political and social panorama in Mexico, there will be three major things to watch for in the months ahead regarding U.S.-Mexico relations: Migration As border apprehensions of undocumented migrants reach record levels, the Joe Biden and Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) administrations strive to collaborate to reduce the flow and

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US Protests Mexico’s USMCA Violations, Closes Ports

By KELIN DILLON On Wednesday, Jan. 12, U.S. legislators sent a letter to the head of U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai protesting purported repeated infractions of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) committed by partner countries Mexico and Canada, going so far as to directly ask for intervention by U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration into the issue.  Highlighting delays and

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Mexico Asks USMCA Panel to Resolve Auto Dispute with US

XINHUA Mexico has requested a dispute resolution panel be set up under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) to resolve differences with Washington in the interpretation of automotive content rules, the Mexican Economy Secretariat said Thursday, Jan. 6. “Mexico believes that a panel decision will provide confidence to the automotive industry for the benefit of the region’s competitiveness,” the secretariat said

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U.S. Lawmakers Attempt to Pause Mexico’s Electricity Reform

By KELIN DILLON On Wednesday, Nov. 3, a number of U.S. congressmen protested against Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s (AMLO) controversial electricity reform in a letter to U.S. government officials, saying that the proposal would violate international treaties like the United States–Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), and is discriminatory against both private investment initiatives and cleanly sourced energy. U.S. Republican members

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