Mexico opened the possibility Friday of receiving non-Mexican migrants deported by the United States after initially saying they would push President-elect Donald Trump to return other nationalities directly to their countries of origin.
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Chinese companies looked to Mexico more than most. Their investment in the country has surged. Mr Trump (who has already threatened to apply a tariff of 25% to Mexican imports “on day one” unless it stops migrants and drugs from illegally crossing the border) believes those firms are using Mexico as a tariff-free gateway to the United States.
Jason De León spent seven years shadowing smugglers who guide migrants through Mexico to the US. Their work, he argues, is dangerous and far more complicated than typical media portrayals suggest.
The United States and Mexico have agreed to share costs to repair dozens of sinkholes at an international dam in South Texas.
A 2020 report found that the Amistad reservoir provides over $76 million in annual public benefits to the U.S. alone, including $44 million for recreation.
A new caravan of migrants has begun walking north toward the U.S. border from southern Mexico. It started out on Thursday from the city of Tapachula, near the border with Guatemala.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Friday said that her country may accept non-Mexican migrants deported from the United States, marking a shift from its earlier stance of urging President-elect Donald Trump to deport individuals of other nationalities directly to their countries of origin.
Claims that Mexico is sending hundreds of lawyers to the United States to defend migrants in court have spread across social media, but Mexico has not said it plans to do so.
Mexico's tax authority SAT issued new tariffs on Tuesday, which it said will strengthen the surveillance of goods from Asia, a measure that could impact popular online retailers like Shein and Temu.
One of Trump's main promises was to increase tariffs on imported products, which would lead to an increase in what you pay at the supermarket checkout.
In 1912, New Mexico joined the United States as the 47th state. In 1914, the day after the Ford Motor Co. announced the "$5 Day," more than 10,000 men jockeyed for places as each sought to become one of the army of 22,000 workers who would benefit under the $10,000,000 profit-sharing plan.