Trump Always Wanted Tariffs on Mexico
Mexico’s efforts to appease the White House through cooperation may have been doomed from the start, writes AQ’s editor-in-chief.
A clear sign of the impending transformation of U.S.-Mexico ties came a week ago in an interview with Donald Trump’s special envoy to Latin America, Mauricio Claver-Carone. Speaking to CNN en Español, Claver-Carone piled praise on President Claudia Sheinbaum and her “extraordinary” efforts to control immigration. “She has shown herself to be a great leader,” Claver-Carone enthused, comparing her favorably to her predecessor Andrés Manuel López Obrador. He lauded Sheinbaum’s security team, and the sharp decline in border crossings since Trump took office. “I...
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