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Undated: Mexico,
officially the United
Mexican States, is a country in the
southern portion of
North America. It is
bordered to the north by the
United States; to the south and west by the
Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by
Guatemala,
Belize, and
the
Caribbean Sea; and to the east by the
Gulf of Mexico.[14]
Covering almost 2,000,000 square kilometres (770,000 sq mi),[13]
the nation is the fifth largest country in the Americas by total area and the
13th largest independent state in the world. With an estimated population of
over 120 million people,[15]
the country is the
eleventh most populous state and the
most populous Spanish-speaking state in the world, while being the second
most populous nation in
Latin America after
Brazil. Mexico
is a
federation comprising 31
states and
Mexico
City, a special federal entity that is also the
capital city and its
most populous city. Other
metropolises in the state include
Guadalajara,
Monterrey,
Puebla, Toluca,
Tijuana and
León.
Mexico has the
15th largest nominal GDP and the
11th largest by
purchasing power parity. The
Mexican economy is strongly linked to those of its 1994
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners, especially the United
States.[16][17]
In 1994, Mexico became the first Latin American member of the
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). It is
classified as an upper-middle income country by the
World Bank[18]
and a
newly industrialized country by several analysts.[19][20][21][22]
The country is considered both a
regional power and a
middle
power,[23][24][25][26]
and is often identified as an
emerging global power.[27]
Due to its rich
culture and
history, Mexico ranks
first in the Americas and seventh in the world for number of
UNESCO
World Heritage Sites.[28][29][30]
Mexico is an ecologically
megadiverse country, ranking fourth in the world for its
biodiversity. Mexico receives a huge number of tourists every year: in 2018,
it was the sixth most-visited country in the world, with 39 million
international arrivals.[31]
Mexico is a member of the
United Nations (UN), the
World Trade Organization (WTO), the
G8+5, the
G20, the
Uniting for Consensus group of the UN, and the
Pacific Alliance
trade bloc.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico
Undated:
Trump’s Conflicts of Interest in Mexico Trump’s anger toward Mexico
has been a defining theme of his campaign and presidency, and it may have more
to do with a series of business deals gone bad than anything else.
https://www.americanprogress.org/series/trumps-conflicts-of-interest/view/
-- 2015 --
June 16, 2015 – In his
speech
announcing his candidacy for President of the United States, Donald Trump
said, “When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best. They’re
sending people that have lots of problems. They’re bringing drugs. They’re
bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.”
https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the-complete-listing-so-far-atrocities-1-546
June 16, 2015 – In the
same speech
announcing his candidacy, Donald Trump said, “I will build a great wall—and
nobody builds walls better than me, believe me—and I’ll build them very
inexpensively. I will build a great, great wall on our southern border, and I
will make Mexico pay for that wall. Mark my words.” Trump’s belief that Mexico
should finance construction for the wall led Mexican President Enrique Peña
Nieto to cancel a meeting with Trump in
June 2017, and again in
February 2018. Peña Nieto has
repeatedly said that Mexico will not fund the border wall.
https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the-complete-listing-so-far-atrocities-1-546
-- 2016 --
August 31:
'Drug dealers, criminals, rapists': What Trump thinks of Mexicans
Donald Trump, who has repeatedly disparaged Mexico during his presidential
campaign, is to visit the country for talks with the president ahead of a speech
on immigration.
Here's a look back at some of the things the US presidential hopeful has said
about Mexico during his election campaign.
http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-37230916/drug-dealers-criminals-rapists-what-trump-thinks-of-mexicans
-- 2017 --
January 26: 40% of the parts in a
typical Mexican product originate in the United States, according to the
Commerce Department.
And that's a key reason why 6 million U.S. jobs depend on trade just with
Mexico, according to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
January 27: Donald Trump's 20% Mexican
border wall tax plan set to increase price of goods to Americans
Companies likely to pass added costs on to consumers, leaving Americans to foot
much of the bill
Around 6 million US jobs, which rely on trade with Mexico, could be jeopardised
by Mr Trump's tax ...
As the
Statista chart shows, the US imports over $50bn worth of motor
vehicles and nearly $44bn worth of vehicle parts from Mexico.
Total imports are worth $294.7bn.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-20-per-cent-mexican-border-wall-tax-plan-increase-us-goods-price-american-consumers-a7548871.html
February 14: Shrewd Mexican business owners like Bojalil are starting to look for ways to reduce their dependence on the U.S. economy as the uncertainty of Trump's policies looms large.
About 80% of Mexico's exports go north of the border. There's even an old
saying: When the U.S. sneezes, Mexico catches a cold. Now Mexicans are looking
for ways to inoculate themselves from the cold.
February 22: Mexico bought nearly 25% of all U.S. corn last year, totaling $2.6 billion.
It's the second biggest market in the world for U.S. corn only behind Japan.
Trump says NAFTA, the free trade deal with Mexico and Canada, has been a
"one-sided deal" in which Mexico has won and America has lost.
http://money.cnn.com/2017/02/22/news/economy/mexico-us-corn/
April 3: Mexican officials kick off talks
with their counterparts in the European Union on Monday to update
their own free trade agreement initially signed in 2000. Talks
between the two sides have taken on a sense of urgency and are on an
accelerated schedule now -- the first time Mexico and EU held these talks
was in 2013 ... Both sides had expressed a desire for a new agreement for
years, but only announced "accelerated" trade talks shortly after Trump took
office.
http://money.cnn.com/2017/04/03/news/economy/mexico-pivots-eu-trade-talks/index.html?iid=ob_article_footer_expansion
April 13: Former President George W. Bush: I
think it's very important for us to recognize the importance of Mexico and
the relationship we have with Mexico. We want Mexico to succeed. It's in our
national interest they succeed.
http://www.npr.org/2017/04/13/523615019/president-george-w-bush-foreign-aid-in-u-s-national-security-and-moral-interest
May 18: If there was a
single theme to emerge from today's second go at joint Cabinet-level
meetings with the Mexican government, it came across stunningly loud and
clear: That the real heart of Mexico's ongoing, bloody battle with hard
drug production, organized crime and murder lies firmly in the United
States.
"We Americans must own this problem. It is ours," Secretary
of State Rex Tillerson stated ... today's words were precisely what the
Mexican side has been wanting and even asking to hear ....
http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/18/politics/tillerson-mexico-drug-trade/index.html
-- 2018 --
February 24: Mexican President Enrique Peña
Nieto has called off an official trip to Washington, D.C. to meet with U.S.
President Donald Trump reportedly after a tense phone call.
Peña Nieto was planning the trip for either this month or
early March, according to the Washington Post which first reported the
cancellation.
Officials from both countries told the news outlet that Peña Nieto "called off
the plan after Trump would not agree to publicly affirm Mexico's position that
it would not fund construction of a border wall."
http://www.fox19.com/story/37584604/president-of-mexico-calls-off-white-house-trip
March 27: Accused Mexican kingpin 'Gordo'
trafficked enough fentanyl to 'kill millions' in New York City, officials say
Francisco Quiroz-Zamora, 41, was nabbed on Nov. 27 when he arrived by train at
the city's Penn Station to personally collect a payment for drug deals he
unwittingly negotiated with an undercover officer, authorities said. His five
alleged accomplices were busted earlier.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/accused-mexican-kingpin-gordo-trafficked-enough-fentanyl-kill-millions-new-n860486
April 4: The caravan of migrants that’s
alarmed President Trump stalls at a soccer field
After days of walking from Mexico’s southern border, the caravan of hundreds of
migrants that has drawn
President Trump’s Twitter ire has now halted on a brown-grass soccer field,
its participants unsure and anxious about the way forward.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/the-caravan-of-migrants-thats-alarmed-president-trump-has-now-stalled/2018/04/03/534b01c2-36aa-11e8-af3c-2123715f78df_story.html?utm_term=.9267037205b9
April 4: Mexico's Ambassador to the US says
he has asked for clarification on President Trump's suggestion of troops on the
border. It's "not something that the Mexican government welcomes."
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2018/04/03/mexico-military-clarification-geronimo-gutierrez-amanpour.cnn/video/playlists/amanpour/
April 4: “We are scared, just like you,”
Irineo Mujica, the head coordinator of the migrant caravan, told the assembled
group through a megaphone Tuesday morning. “Now President Donald Trump has said
that he wants to hit us with nuclear bombs.”
Trump has made the migrant caravan a central theme in his tweets for three days
running — although he hasn’t in fact threatened a nuclear strike.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/the-caravan-of-migrants-thats-alarmed-president-trump-has-now-stalled/2018/04/03/534b01c2-36aa-11e8-af3c-2123715f78df_story.html?utm_term=.9267037205b9
April 3: Trump claims credit for migrant
caravan sidelined in Mexico
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-claims-credit-migrant-caravan-sidelined-mexico-n862476
April 4: Trump admin sending National Guard
troops to the US-Mexico border
https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/04/politics/trump-national-guard-troops-border/index.html
April 6: Mexican President to Trump:
'Nothing and no one stands above the dignity of Mexico' ... Peña Nieto addressed
his American counterpart directly
"President Trump: if you wish to reach agreements with Mexico, we stand ready,
as we have proved until now, always willing to engage in a dialogue, acting in
earnestness, in good faith and in a constructive spirit," he said. "If your
recent statements are the result of frustration due to domestic policy issues,
to your laws or to your Congress, it is to them that you should turn to, not to
Mexicans. We will not allow negative rhetoric to define our actions. We will
only act in the best interest of Mexicans."
https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/06/politics/enrique-pena-nieto-trump-border-response/index.html
April 11: A video obtained by NBC News shows
U.S. Border Patrol agents attempting to break international law by forcing an
injured and mentally unstable man back into Mexico by falsely claiming that he
is not in their custody, failing to identify him and assuming he is Mexican
because "he looks like it."
The incident occurred at
the U.S.-Mexico border in Calexico, California, on March 27, 2017, and
sparked a complaint by Mexican officials to CBP, which launched an investigation
that ended with the agents being reprimanded, but ultimately keeping their jobs.
https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/immigration-border-crisis/video-shows-u-s-agents-trying-dump-injured-man-over-n861146
May 31: The Trump administration is imposing
tariffs on steel
and aluminum
imports from Europe, Canada and Mexico after a month-long exemption expires at
midnight. Steel imports will be taxed at 25 percent and aluminum at 10 percent
under proclamations Mr. Trump
signed in March and
reconfirmed Thursday.
That may mean higher prices on everything from SUVs to cans of beer and soda as
companies cope with the higher cost of imported materials as well as the
expected retaliatory tariffs on U.S. exports from angry trading partners.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/president-trumps-steel-and-aluminum-tariffs-winners-and-losers/
June 6: Mexico responded in kind to U.S.
President Donald Trump’s metals tariffs by imposing its own duties on American
steel on Tuesday, while also targeting politically sensitive agricultural
products from pork to bourbon.
20 percent on U.S. pork legs and shoulders as well as hams and sausages.
25 percent rate on over 40 product designations, such as bars and flat-rolled
steel.
20 percent on apples, potatoes, cranberries, parmesan and grated cheese.
25 percent on “Tennessee” whiskey and bourbon, fresh cheese.
From 7 to 15 percent on some types of metal furniture, lamps and lighting
fittings, fans and air pumps, aluminum kitchen wares and motor boats.
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/mexico-trade-dispute-donald-trump/2018/06/05/id/864353/
June 15: President Donald Trump stunned his
fellow world leaders at the G7 meeting when he said he would ship “25 million”
Mexicans to Japan, which would result in Prime Minister Shinzo Abe losing his
next election.
During the gathering in Quebec — which ended with Trump leaving early
and refusing to sign the traditional joint communique — the president was
talking about what he called Europe’s immigration problem when he turned his
attention to the Japanese leader.
“Shinzo, you don’t have this
problem, but I can send you 25 million Mexicans and you’ll be out of office very
soon,” Trump said,
the Wall Street Journal reported, citing a senior EU official who was in the
room.
https://nypost.com/2018/06/15/trump-told-shinzo-abe-hed-ship-25-million-mexicans-to-japan/
July 2: Lopez Obrador scores landslide
victory as Mexico votes for change
https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/01/americas/mexico-election-president-intl/index.html
August 27: The United States and Mexico have
reached a preliminary agreement resolving key bilateral trade issues.
Under the current law, about 62% of the
parts in any car sold in North America must be produced in the region or
automakers have to pay import taxes.
The agreement between the two countries could restart negotiations on NAFTA with
all three parties -- the United States, Mexico and Canada.
In May, the United States imposed
steep tariffs on steel and aluminum from much of the world, including
Mexico. In response, Mexico
slapped tariffs on $3 billion of US goods, including steel, pork, apples,
potatoes, bourbon and different types of cheese.
Canada imposed tariffs on $12.5 billion of US goods, including steel,
toffee, maple syrup, coffee beans and strawberry jam.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/27/politics/mexico-us-trade-deal/index.html
August 27: Canada said ... it would only
sign a new NAFTA if it benefited the country and its middle class, despite
showing optimism for progress the U.S. and Mexico made on a bilateral agreement
of their own.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/us-mexico-reach-new-trade-agreement
August 27: U.S. and Mexican negotiators
worked through the day Sunday to conclude their talks, which focus primarily on
autos that will be accepted without tariffs in the United States. The agreement
provides that 85 percent of the parts in the car must be made in North America
to be considered for tariff-free imports.
Trump had demanded a rewrite of NAFTA, claiming that Mexico was stealing jobs
and taking advantage of the previous NAFTA agreement, citing the fact that
Mexico enjoyed a $63.6 billion trade surplus with the United States in 2017.
Critics pointed out that much of that surplus came from cars that were assembled
from parts made in the U.S. and Canada, but the total car price was included in
the bilateral Mexican-U.S. trade figures.
By requiring higher content made in the U.S. and Canada, the new trade deal may
fractionally increase employment in the U.S., but most of these factory jobs
have now been taken over by robots.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/charleswallace1/2018/08/27/trump-secures-a-trade-deal-with-mexico/#4d4beee37806
August 27: To hear President Donald Trump
tell it on Monday, the
United States is abandoning the NAFTA free trade deal between the US, Canada
and Mexico in favor of a bilateral agreement between the US and Mexico. And
possibly a second bilateral deal with Canada.
But none of that is happening.
There is no formal free trade deal between the US and Mexico, only an agreement
between the two countries on how to resolve key issues in their trade
relationship as part of the NAFTA talks. The US trade representative's office
officially described the agreement as "a preliminary agreement in principle ...
to update the 24-year-old NAFTA with modern provisions representing a 21st
century."
https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/27/politics/trump-nafta-deal/index.html
August 31: 'Drug dealers, criminals,
rapists': What Trump thinks of Mexicans
Donald Trump, who has repeatedly disparaged Mexico during his presidential
campaign, is to visit the country for talks with the president ahead of a speech
on immigration.
Here's a look back at some of the things the US presidential hopeful has said
about Mexico during his election campaign.
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-37230916/drug-dealers-criminals-rapists-what-trump-thinks-of-mexicans
September 2: Following a firm warning by
President Trump to the United States’ neighbor to the north, the president of
the largest union federation in the country said Sunday that given the
integration of the three economies in the agreement, any reworked deal on the
North American Free Trade Agreement must include Canada.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/09/02/labor-boss-trumka-says-any-new-nafta-deal-must-include-canada.html
September 17: Donald Trump’s Message To His
‘Mexican Friends’ Backfires
President
Donald Trump sent warm wishes to
Mexico on Sunday to mark the nation’s independence day.
When he announced his presidential bid in 2015, Trump said of Mexico: “They
are not our friend, believe me.”
... given Trump’s history of making outrageous comments about Mexico, his
message didn’t go over very well.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-mexican-friends_us_5b9f354ce4b046313fbc5a3e
October 20: Trump reportedly wanted to shut
down the entire US-Mexico border, but his aides talked him out of it
President Trump is continuing his calls to
shutter the US-Mexico border, in an effort to stop caravans of thousands of
migrants, seeking shelter from deadly violence in Central America.
Trump reportedly told aides this summer to "close the whole thing!" The
Washington Post reported, a near unprecedented move that would not only shut
down border crossings, but also halt trade, and potentially chill relations
between Mexico and the US.
Human rights expert and historian Dana Frank told the Associated Press that the
determination of the migrants underscores how bad the situation in Central
America has become, highlighting "how desperate the Honduran people are — that
they'd begin walking toward refuge in the United States with only a day pack
full of belongings."
https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-wanted-to-close-us-mexico-border-report-2018-10
November 19: Shouting 'Mexico First,'
Hundreds In Tijuana March Against Migrant Caravan
The march is a foreboding sign for the migrants who have formed caravans to
cross Mexico in hopes of reaching the United States. Many, but not all, of the
migrants have come to Tijuana, which borders San Diego, to request asylum in the
U.S. They come primarily from Honduras, though some are from other Central
American countries. A number of the asylum-seekers say they can't return home
after receiving threats from street gangs such as MS-13 and the 18th Street
gang, as well as threats from government figures in their countries.
But that process could take months, and the Trump administration is working to
block them from entering with
new rules to limit asylum.
https://www.npr.org/2018/11/19/669193788/shouting-mexico-first-hundreds-in-tijuana-march-against-migrant-caravan
November 25: U.S.- Mexico border crossing at
San Ysidro closed; tear gas launched at migrants
The U.S.-Mexico border at the San Ysidro Port of Entry was closed in both
directions Sunday after hundreds of migrants rushed the area, prompting federal
authorities to launch tear gas in an effort to get the group to disperse.
The confrontation highlights the escalating tensions along the border as
thousands of migrants from Central America poured into Tijuana in recent weeks
seeking asylum to enter the U.S.
President Trump has pushed to keep any migrants in Mexico as they await the
immigration process.
The incident marks a serious escalation in the tensions that have roiled Tijuana
in recent weeks as thousands of migrants from Central America have amassed there
with hopes for entering the United States. President Trump has vowed to seal off
the Mexican border in recent days and pushed to keep any migrants in Mexico as
they await the immigration process.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials closed southbound vehicle and
pedestrian crossings at noon Sunday. Northbound vehicle traffic processing at
San Ysidro also was suspended, and the pedestrian crossings at the San Ysidro
port of entry were closed.
The San Ysidro border crossing is one of the busiest ports of entry in the
world, with more than 90,000 people crossing between San Diego and Tijuana on a
daily basis, and the closures snarled traffic for miles in the area.
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/border-baja-california/sd-me-border-closer-20181125-story.html
November 26: The busiest U.S. border
crossing is open again this morning, after a confrontation forced it to close
temporarily Sunday, as frustration among thousands of migrants upset by the slow
pace of the U.S. asylum process boiled over. Yesterday, U.S. Customs and Border
Patrol
agents fired tear gas at hundreds of people, including women and
children, after some of them tried to force their way across the border between
San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico.
... the official port of entry was closed for about five hours yesterday.
Violence erupted as Mexican police attempted to break up the protesters, and
some made a run for the border between Tijuana and San Diego, California.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/migrant-caravan-mexico-border-busiest-u-s-mexico-border-crossing-reopens-after-violent-clashes/
November 28: Mexican Government Gives Jared
Kushner Highest Honors, Angering Critics
The award choice has shocked many in Mexico ... where President Trump is not
well-liked.
Trump has repeatedly made disparaging comments about Mexicans, referring to them
as "rapists" during his campaign launch, and has been relentless in his calls
for a border wall. Peña Nieto's handling of the U.S. president — especially
inviting then-candidate Trump to Mexico's presidential residence in the summer
of 2016 — has sent the Mexican leader's popularity plunging. Peña Nieto's
approval rating is in the low 20s as he prepares to leave office this Saturday,
according to the polling firm Consulta Mitofsky.
Criticism of the outgoing president awarding Kushner with the Order of the Aztec
Eagle has been swift and harsh. Noted Mexican historian Enrique Krauze
took to
Twitter and called the move a "supreme act of humiliation and cowardice."
https://www.npr.org/2018/11/28/671533135/mexico-awards-jared-kushner-top-foreigner-honor-angering-mexicans
November 28:
President Trump says he would 'totally be willing' to shut down government over
border wall
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/11/28/trump-shutdown-border-wall/2135563002/
December 14: Are Trump’s policies making
life more dangerous for immigrants on the Mexico side of the border?
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/immigration/2018/12/14/trumps-policies-making-life-dangerous-immigrants-mexico-side-border
December 28: Trump threatens to seal off
US-Mexico border 'entirely' if Congress does not agree funding for a wall
Analysts have warned that closing the border would cost hundreds of millions of
dollars a day, with an estimated $558 billion in goods being transported across
the border in both directions last year.
Such a move would also cause chaos for the nearly half a million people who are
estimated to enter the US through its southern border each day.
As he doubled down yesterday, Mr Trump also reissued threats to shut off aid to
the three Central American countries from which a majority of migrants
attempting to enter the US originate.
"Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador are doing nothing for the United States but
taking our money. Word is that a new Caravan is forming in Honduras and they are
doing nothing about it. We will be cutting off all aid to these 3 countries -
taking advantage of US for years!" he wrote in one of a series of tweets.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/12/28/trump-threatens-seal-us-mexico-border-entirely-congress-does/
-- 2019 --
January 22: Malaysian leader likens Israeli
athlete ban to Trump’s Mexico wall
‘We have the same idea, that people who are undesirable for our country will be
kept out of our country,’ says Mahathir Mohamad
https://www.timesofisrael.com/malaysian-leader-likens-israeli-athlete-ban-to-trumps-mexico-wall/
January 25: U.S. tariffs on Canada, Mexico
need to come off, manufacturers plead
American automakers, aluminum producers, manufacturers and farmers are running
out of time, money and patience as the North American tariff standoff persists,
and they're pleading with the United States to put an end to it.
Industry emissaries are warning U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross that President Donald Trump's tariffs on Mexican
and Canadian steel and aluminum, as well as their reciprocal countermeasures,
are rapidly undermining whatever benefits the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement will
produce once it takes effect.
"The damage from the reciprocal trade actions in the steel dispute far outweighs
any benefit that may accrue to them from the USMCA," the group writes in a
letter released this week by a coalition of more than 40 different industry
associations and lobby groups.
It currently costs $464 more per vehicle to produce a car in the United States
... -- and between $275 and $300 of that is a direct result of the steel
and aluminum tariffs.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/u-s-tariffs-on-canada-mexico-need-to-come-off-manufacturers-plead-1.4268628
February 15: White House: Wall funds would
be ‘back-filled’ in 2020 budget request
Trump will take money from Pentagon and Treasury that would bring total wall
funding to $8 billion
That means U.S. taxpayers would pay for every penny of the wall in fiscal 2019 —
even though Trump long promised that Mexico would pay for it.
https://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/trumps-executive-order-will-tap-8-billion-in-pentagon-treasury-funds-for-wall-source-says
-- 2020 --
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