The message in President Trump’s Mexico policy – By David Jessop

The message in President Trump’s Mexico policy

Published on January 21, 2017  By David Jessop

David Jessop One of the few issues about which the new president of the United States has been consistent, is his approach towards Mexico. Ever since his extraordinary electoral campaign first began, he has made his intention clear. He would build a wall to stop Mexican and other illegal migrants crossing the US southern border; would renegotiate the North American Free Trade Area Agreement (NAFTA) with both Mexico and Canada; and place punitive tariffs on US and other companies using low cost labour to manufacture in Mexico for export into the US. What is now apparent is that, as president, he will rapidly authorise the steps required to introduce each measure, in order to demonstrate some of the main themes of his presidency.