Leaving aside the fact that foreign automobiles are not a threat to national security, the administration’s new tariff threat will actually hurt U.S. auto manufacturers and customers.
Though not without precedent, the decision to send troops to the border comes as attempted crossings reach an historic low. The decision is pure politics, if not ugly, populist racism.
Crime and violence have expanded in Mexico as the result of the fragmentation of criminal groups at the same time that it faces the prospect of electing a populist president.
The most contentious issues, such as rules of origin on manufactured goods, make their way to the forefront of the fourth round of NAFTA talks.
Mexico wrapped up the summer with an agenda heavy on the U.S. with the second round of NAFTA negotiation talks, the 5th State of the Union and a trip to China.
Focusing on conflict between a liberal Canadian government and the conservative Trump administration is missing the point. Both sides need to get their acts together.
Despite the rhetoric of the Trump administration, the goals of the U.S. and Mexican governments are more aligned than one might think. Now both countries have to get their acts together.
Yes, there’s the economic illogic of the surplus/deficit evaluation of trade in the Trump administration’s NAFTA objectives. But there’s also a lot of positive language that outweighs it.
U.S. politicians are threatening a government shutdown if the Congress doesn’t secure funds for the border wall. Weren’t the Mexicans supposed to pay?
