President Claudia Sheinbaum’s administration is considering adjusting certain policies in response to the anticipated challenges posed by President-elect Trump’s return to office. The administration seeks to safeguard Mexico’s economic interests and manage immigration effectively.
Fearing that measures from the coming Trump administration might harm Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum and other officials have expressed a commitment to maintaining a positive bilateral relationship while emphasizing Mexico’s sovereignty. At a recent press conference, she reassured Mexicans that there is “no reason for concern” regarding the election outcome, indicating confidence in the stability of bilateral relations. “We will work with dialogue and respect for our sovereignties,” she said.
Rodrigo Montes de Oca, a scholar at the Baker Institute Center for the U.S. and Mexico, talked to the press and said that “the bilateral relationship will no longer be reduced to a single issue but will be addressed more largely.” He explained that “former President López Obrador – AMLO, was very skillful in being able to concentrate the entire bilateral relationship on a single issue: immigration.
He continued, “If AMLO cooperated on immigration, the Biden administration turned the other way on important issues such as security and fentanyl trafficking and all the antidemocratic policies that Mexico was and is promoting. Now with the coming Trump administration, everything is going to be much more complex because they will not only focus on immigration but also trade and security. That is why Trump went so far as to say during the campaign that if Mexico did not cooperate on these issues, he would make public the U.S. government’s intelligence information on politicians in Mexico who are related to drug cartels. The relationship is going to be approached more comprehensively. I don’t see that the Mexican government is preparing for that.”
With Trump’s plans for mass deportations and more immigration controls, Mexico is expected to strengthen its immigration policies. This may involve increased enforcement at its southern border and expanded cooperation with U.S. authorities to manage migration flows effectively. Such measures address U.S. concerns while upholding Mexico’s sovereignty and humanitarian commitments.
President Claudia Sheinbaum has continued Mexico’s existing strategies to manage and discourage migrant caravans traveling toward the United States. These measures include the deployment of the National Guard and other security forces to intercept and disperse migrant groups at the southern border. This approach aims to prevent large caravans from forming and progressing northward.
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