Mexico’s response to Trump tariffs: troops, cartels and china
Mexico is wrapped in the worst when the President threatens the dick tariffs in Trump’s exports. However, as the deadlines, Mexican leaders found a formula to resolve tariffs to solve the tariffs on several fronts to calm Mr. Trump.
Mr. Trump focuses on migration and illegal drugs, President Claudia Sheenbaum placement 10,000 soldiers to deter the migrant to the United States, efforts to break up migrant caravans and Migrants riding to the ground away from the border.
Ms. Sheinbaum is also handed over to the United States doz them Top cartel operatives and receiving Exploration from CIA flights to capture others. Break with his predecessor, who fake claimed Mexico does not produce Fentanyl, as a result of a resulting pressure Catch of the drug.
At the same time, Mexican leaders apply themselves tariffs The restrictions on a variety of Chinese imports that want to convince Mr. Trump, Mexico and a low-valuable industrial base, can be a strategic partner to sharpen China’s economic slipper.
Mr. Trump still promises to apply a 25 percent tariff on Tuesday. However, the financial markets of Mexico remains calm, reflecting expectations in the country’s business facility, where Sheenbaum can find a way for Sheenbaum’s transaction.
“The road that can handle this crisis has exceeded any other leader,” Diego MarroquÃn Bitar, Wilton Center, Wilton Center specialized in the North American trade in Wilson Center.
Mr. Trump praised Sheenbaum as a “Marvelous woman” After talking to him in February.
Mrs. Sheinbaum, as a modest dose, as a modest dose, as a modest dose, as a modest dose of Mexican gulf against Mr. Trump, has soothe Mr. Trump to apply Mr. Trump.
Mrs. Sheinbaum is not even an easy to balance like her Confirmation rating Increased by 80 percent. Mr. Trump’s skepticism of Henofob policy works in both Mexico Society and Morena, Mrs. Sheinbaum’s political party of Sheinbaum, who confused nationalists and left-handed ideals.
After Decades IntegrationMexico has more than other major economics in trade with the United States. Although tariffs are briefly applied, it can make a blow, economists warn.
Mr. Trump is also threatened with 25 percent tariffs related to global steel and aluminum imports that affect Mexico. And the Trump management formation Extra “mutual” tariffs aimed at complying with trade limitations instead of trade limitations and other countries.
Uncertainty over the tariffs is already weighing in the economy of Mexico. Central Bank slap 0.6 percent growth project for this year.
Still, Mr. Trump hoped that the tension was relaxed with re-threats and these threats. First initially to apply the tariffs on the first day and then withdrew twice.
Mexican talks In Washington, Trading Secretary Howard Lutnick and Jamieson Greer, US Trade Representative, an offer to reach the last minute agreement.
Here are three areas where Mexican is mobilized to adapt to the Trump Administration’s priorities.
Migration
Mexico’s 10,000 additional national protective members won the shipping collateral on the border, during the early February, Mr. Trump violated tariffs for 30 days.
For months, Mexico has already demolished migrant caravans before reaching the border towns and shadowy expansion program Thousands of migrants were moved to deep places in the inner part of Mexico.
Mexico Stored In the last quarter of 2024, about 475,000 migrants, according to government figures, are more than the amount of the year in the first nine of the year.
Mr. Trump, Mexican executive measures and the shelter of Biden administration, Mr. Trump’s border was already quiet before he started in January Restrictions.
New of the Trump Management efforts Along with the placement of migration flows, Mexico troops, the migrants entry into the United States are becoming more difficult.
Migrant passages once fell into unthinkable levels. In February, US staff on the Mexican border come across Only 200 migrants in one day, the lowest figure in the deadline.
If the trend is maintained on a basis of an annual basis, at the end of the Johnson administration, at the end of Johnson administration, at the end of Johnson administration, the Migration Specialist in the Washington Office in Latin America.
Mexico, especially illegally, tried to collapse in cartels that produce drugs fentanylMr. Trump’s synthetic opioid quoted as the leading cause of death in the USA in the United States.
When Cartels, Cartels, Cartels, the authorities can produce the authorities with insignificant intervention, announcing new fentanl pills in recent weeks.
These include actions catch Six kilos of Fentanli at the Mexico’s new international airport, in a package sent to New Jersey. Followed discovery 18 kilograms of fentans hiding on the passenger bus on the north-western border of Sonora.
In December, Mr. Trump began to threaten Mexico with tariffs, authorities made a Great eclipse Sinaloa State, 800 kilograms of Fentanyl, the largest eclipse of Mexico’s largest synthetic opioids.
In February, the Mexican government of Puerto Vallarta, as well as the two American citizens in the United States, met with Fentanyl Trafficking. They were both extradition Tokema.
Mexico, about 30 best cartel surgery, which is one of the most sought by the American authorities, followed by about 30 higher cartels in the history of drug war.
The actions are aimed at avoiding both the United States tariffs and military intervention, Mr. Trump threatens the threat to drug cartels operating in Mexico.
Andrés Manuel López Obrador, MS. Sheinbaum’s teacher and the predecessor of the president limited A drug cooperation with the United States. Mrs Sheenbaum seems to take a different approach.
For example, Mexican officials have been good-natured Intelligence from CIA, which steps hidden drone flights over Mexico to hunt Fentanyl laboratories. Mexican Defense Minister said the United States in late February drones The top was used to track Sinaroa cartel figures.
The larger security agencies can also contribute to the reduction of deaths in the United States in the United States.
Tariffs may be a promising sign for Mexican talks looking for an overdose obligations fall In the 12-month period ended in September 2024, about 24 percent, compared to the same period of the previous year, US disease control centers said.
Oppose China
Trade between China and Mexico has increased the concerns that China can use the forequet in Mexico to get more access to US markets. One year ago, the shipping from China to Mexico was one of the world The fastest growing trade paths.
But now Mexico, the second largest trading partner justifies relations with China. Mr. Trump promised to introduce tariffs in the first few days later attack Extensive stores in the city city of Mexico, which sells fake Chinese goods.
Then Mexico app Chinese clothing imports target 35 percent tariff, as well as Chinese online retailers such as China and Temu executive 19 percent tariff to goods imported through courier companies from China.
Still, with various tariff threats on the horizon, Mexico can do more to move the import of products such as semiconductors or cars that make it often infectious in an important market for car manufacturers.