Mexico’s Search for Leverage

It can never be as strong as the U.S., but it has some options to improve its position.

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Mexico’s geographic position is a blessing and a curse. The country benefits from its proximity to the United States, which absorbs a ton of Mexican imports and employs a ton of Mexican and Mexican-American workers who remit roughly $40 billion per year. But this, of course, creates a power disparity in favor of the U.S., […]

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