Peña Nieto's Washington Visit: Key for U.S.-Mexico Relations
Peña Nieto's Washington Visit: Key for U.S.-Mexico Relations
The White House should use the Mexican leader's U.S. visit this week to focus on bilateral economic ties, writes AS/COA's Kezia McKeague for U.S. News & World Report.
When Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto first visited the White House as president-elect in November 2012, he was determined to reframe the U.S.-Mexico relationship. Security had dominated the bilateral agenda since 2001, and the new administration sought to give economic ties the leading role.
Now beginning his third year in office, Peña Nieto will be back in Washington tomorrow for his second White House meeting amid renewed security concerns. While his bold structural reform program has impressed foreign investors and the international media, public anger over the September disappearance of 43 students in Guerrero state, compounded by a series of corruption allegations, threatens the administration's economic message. Peña Nieto's meeting with President Barack Obama could not come at a more critical time....
Read the full article in U.S. News & World Report's online opinion section.
