Separate agreements from the USMCA could prevent Canada & Mexico from working together to protect their own domestic priority areas such as public healthcare, generic pharmaceutical production, water, agricultural policy and natural resources.
The US Treasury has sanctioned Los Mayos, a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel, and has also named a Morena Congresswoman who, while mayor of Rosarito, colluded with this criminal organization.
Believing in the “goodwill” of whoever occupies the White House could prove suicidal, even if the level of understanding reached “is based on reciprocity, respect for sovereignty, shared responsibility, & mutual trust.”
US President Donald Trump made the remarks during a press conference in the Oval Office on Thursday.
The deregulation sought by Trump would imply a setback in the defense of the national interest and openness to more U.S. investment, an acceptance of the dominance of colonizing neoliberalism.
An extensive network of companies, think tanks and NGOs funded by the United States and foreign and domestic corporations systematically oppose energy reforms, judicial democratization and other social elements of Mexico’s Fourth Transformation.
One of the most persistent features of Mexican politics is its officials’ structural fear of contradicting, upsetting, or even misinterpreting the will of the United States. When it comes to the US, Mexico acts as if it has already been reprimanded, even before making a decision for itself.
The longevity of Morena’s decision-making elite will depend on how it responds to the needs of its constituents, to whom it owes its existence, and establishing a viable alternative to North American integration.
Over three decades into North American free trade, it’s clear that the winners are overwhelmingly US corporations who have profited from Mexico’s low manufacturing and production costs to the detriment of Mexican labour, land and societal well-being.
Another week, another insult. On Saturday, US Transportation Secretary, Sean Duffy announced measures against Mexico, such as restricting the entry of US flights and revoking the antitrust status of Delta’s partnership with Aeroméxico.