The current political discourse sometimes overlooks the great significance and complexity of the commercial exchange between Mexico and the United States. It also forgets that our country is likely to become one of the six largest economies in the world. This article measures the economic integration of North America and lays out its main challenges.
It suits certain politicians to present Mexico as a failed State and a threat. Nothing could be further from the truth. Originally published in the Wall Street Journal,1 this article dismantles a series of myths about Mexico in areas such as lack of safety, the effects of commercial integration and migration.
The approval of the USMCA and its upcoming entry into force triggers new challenges for North America’s—Mexico’s in particular—automotive industry. Fausto Cuevas, Managing Director of the Mexican Automotive Industry Association (AMIA) gives us an overview of this production activity, highlights its performance in the times of NAFTA, and foresees the possible different scenarios after the new rules of origin considered by the USMCA come into effect.
