Mexico NPR Digital Services RSS Generator 0.94 NPR Digital Services RSS Generator 0.94 Mexico Sun, 23 May 2021 06:36:36 +0000 https://www.harvestpublicmedia.org editor The Mexican government has employed a tone of friendship that's averse to conflict, but Mexican officials behind the scenes are warning the Trump administration that they're prepared to announce targeted countertariffs if the United States carries out threats of new tariffs on Mexican imports. Mexican Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard met with State Department officials in Washington over the past 48 hours in an effort to find a solution to a tariff fight, which he later described as "counterproductive" and that would not decrease immigration. Publicly, officials are saying they do not want to disrupt crucial supply chains, but those familiar with the talks say they are privately looking at imports that have political significance and are sent directly to Mexico for consumption. The behind-the-scenes talks are part of a more public push led by Ebrard and other top Mexican officials who are warning their counterparts of disastrous consequences if President Trump carries out threats to https://www.harvestpublicmedia.org/post/mexican-government-privately-warns-trump-administration-countertariffs 734 as https://www.harvestpublicmedia.org Tue, 04 Jun 2019 13:38:34 +0000 Mexican Government Privately Warns Trump Administration Of Countertariffs Bill Chappell Updated at 8:25 a.m. ET President Trump, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto signed the new U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement — or USMCA — in Buenos Aires Friday, using the backdrop of the G-20 Summit to resolve a trade dispute between America and its closest neighbors. "Let's go," all three leaders said as they sat alongside each other to sign multiple copies of the deal. They then shuffled binders around in front of them, to finalize the deal that remakes one of the world's largest free trade zones. When the signing was over, they paused for a photo-op. "Might as well hold that up," Trump said, displaying the fresh signatures as the three leaders sat together. Despite that and other prodding, Trudeau opted not to follow his peers in holding up his binder to celebrate — a sign, perhaps, of the lingering effects of the contentious process that was triggered when Trump imposed tariffs on Mexico and Canada earlier this year, which remain in place. https://www.harvestpublicmedia.org/post/usmca-trump-signs-new-trade-agreement-mexico-and-canada-replace-nafta 631 as https://www.harvestpublicmedia.org Fri, 30 Nov 2018 15:27:25 +0000 USMCA: Trump Signs New Trade Agreement With Mexico And Canada To Replace NAFTA Updated at 3:45 p.m. ET The U.S. and Canada reached a deal to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement, signed a quarter-century ago, with a new pact that the Trump administration says is easier to enforce. In remarks in the Rose Garden formally announcing the agreement, President Trump called it "the most important trade deal we've ever made by far." Ahead of a midnight deadline set by the White House, Trump approved changes that essentially revamp the 1993 NAFTA deal, bringing Canada on board after Mexico had already agreed in August. In addition, the two countries agreed to shield Canada from any future automobile tariffs imposed by the U.S. The agreement, called the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement, or USMCA, gives U.S. dairy farmers greater access to the Canadian market. It also preserves a dispute resolution system that Canada likes but which the Trump administration had hoped to phase out. Trump is expected to sign the deal, along with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau https://www.harvestpublicmedia.org/post/trump-says-new-trade-agreement-replace-nafta-campaign-promise-kept 598 as https://www.harvestpublicmedia.org Mon, 01 Oct 2018 19:55:51 +0000 Trump Says New Trade Agreement To Replace NAFTA Is A Campaign Promise Kept Erica Hunzinger The United States and Mexico announced this week there’s a tentative deal in their renegotiation of the nearly 25-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA. A new book, "Eating NAFTA: Trade, Food Policies and the Destruction of Mexico," looks at the connections between the agricultural and food trade policies that the policy has brought about. https://www.harvestpublicmedia.org/post/author-argues-nafta-boosted-food-corporations-harmed-mexicans-health 578 as https://www.harvestpublicmedia.org Tue, 28 Aug 2018 14:24:03 +0000 Author Argues NAFTA Boosted Food Corporations, Harmed Mexicans' Health John Ydstie Updated at 5:40 p.m. ET The United States and Mexico have reached an "understanding" on several critical trade issues following bilateral talks to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement. They will now likely re-engage with Canada to reach a final deal on NAFTA, a primary goal of the Trump administration. Speaking at the White House on Monday, President Trump said he wanted to change the NAFTA name to the U.S. Mexico Free Trade Agreement. He also reframed the negotiations as two bilateral trade deals. "We've made a deal with Mexico, and we'll get started with Canada immediately," Trump said. He also said he would "be terminating the existing [NAFTA] deal very soon" because NAFTA has "a lot of bad connotations" and has been a "bad deal" for the United States. The breakthrough between the U.S. and Mexico involved an agreement on the amount of North American content a vehicle must have in order to pass duty-free across borders. The percentage was moved up to 75 percent from https://www.harvestpublicmedia.org/post/us-and-mexico-reach-trade-deal-trump-wants-drop-nafta-name 580 as https://www.harvestpublicmedia.org Mon, 27 Aug 2018 17:03:17 +0000 U.S. And Mexico Reach Trade Deal; Trump Wants To Drop NAFTA Name