Obama: Renegotiate NAFTA as You Promised

Posted on July 27, 2009 by mexicoinstitute

Manuel Pérez-Rocha and Stuart Trew, Foreign Policy in Focus, 7/27/2009
Though Mexican President Felipe Calderón and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper have done everything to maintain the status quo on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), President Barack Obama has promised to “push the restart button” on several trade deals. While it’s debatable how much [...]

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STATEMENT OF SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN ON SOUTHERN BORDER VIOLENCE

Posted on July 27, 2009 by mexicoinstitute

7/24/2009
Mr. President, I come to the floor today to talk about the violence that continues to plague our southern border region by Mexico’s well armed, well financed, and very determined drug cartels. Despite the increased efforts of President Calderon to stamp out these blood-thirsty and vicious drug cartels, violence has increased dramatically, claiming over [...]

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