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Mexico Issues Travel Warning For Arizona

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, April 27th, 2010. Filed under Foreign Affairs, Immigration, Individual Liberty, Mexico

The Mexican Government is warning its citizens to avoid travel to Arizona:
Mexico’s government is warning its citizens about travel to Arizona because of a tough new immigration law there.
The travel alert from the Foreign Relations Department urges Mexicans in Arizona to “act with prudence and respect the framework of local laws.”
It says that the law’s [...]

U.S. To Send Troops To Mexico To Fight War On Drugs

by Doug Mataconis @ Thursday, March 19th, 2009. Filed under Foreign Affairs, Mexico, War On Drugs

In what strikes me as a really bad idea, it looks like American military forces are headed to Mexico to fight the War On (Some) Drugs:
The US is drawing up comprehensive plans to help Mexico in its fight against drug-trafficking, a senior military official has told Congress.
Gen Gene Renuart, head of the US Northern Command, [...]

U.S. Protectionism Leads To Mexican Retaliation

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, March 17th, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Economics, Foreign Affairs, Mexico, Politics

Or, to put it more simply, we’ve got a little trade war brewing south of the border, down Mexico way:
MEXICO CITY — Mexico said Monday it will increase tariffs on about 90 U.S. products in retaliation for last week’s decision to end a pilot program that allowed some Mexican trucks to transport goods in the [...]

How Do You Say “Hanging Chad” In Spanish ?

by Doug Mataconis @ Sunday, July 9th, 2006. Filed under Foreign Affairs, Mexico

We may well find out because the losing candidate in the Mexican Presidential Election is not accepting the outcome:
MEXICO CITY, July 8 — Downtown Mexico City swelled Saturday with the accumulated frustration and rage of the poor, who were stoked into a sign-waving, fist-pumping frenzy by new fraud allegations that failed populist candidate Andr?s Manuel [...]

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