Depoliticizing the US-Mexico Relationship: Why It’s Important
National Security Next Door: US-Mexico Ties
Michael Chertoff
Former Secretary of Homeland Security
John Negroponte
Former Director of National Intelligence
Tom Ridge
Former Secretary of Homeland Security
Footing the Bill: The Prominence of the US-Mexico Economic Relationship
Jason Furman
Chairman, Council of Economic Advisors
Carlos Gutierrez
Former US Secretary of Commerce
In the midst of the US elections, Mexico is in the eye of a national political storm on immigration and trade. Since Mexico is the United States' third-largest trading partner and an important national security ally, many Americans, regardless of political affiliation, are calling for a strengthened relationship with our southern neighbors. Other leaders, however, have taken a decidedly more confrontational view.
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