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US-Mexican Tensions Escalate

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Mar 25, 2009 7:57 AM CDT
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(Newser) – With the US recession hammering Mexico, the Mexican drug war frightening the US, and a free-trade tiff in the works, relations between the countries have gotten a tad frosty of late, the New York Times reports. In an effort to head off a full-blown crisis, Hillary Clinton is heading to Mexico today, and President Obama will visit next month.

Foreign issues quickly become entangled with domestic ones such as immigration, free trade, and gun control. For example, most of the assault rifles being fired in Mexico’s drug wars come from the US, and the vast majority of the drugs being fought over will be sold north of the border. “This is a big relationship,” said an assistant secretary of state. “It should not be narrowed down to a couple of issues.”

A U.S. Border Patrol agent is seen from Mexico through the fence along the US-Mexico border in Tijuana, Mexico, Monday, Sept. 1, 2008.
A U.S. Border Patrol agent is seen from Mexico through the fence along the US-Mexico border in Tijuana, Mexico, Monday, Sept. 1, 2008.   (AP Photo/Guillermo Arias)
A U.S border patrol vehicle rides along the fence at the U.S-Mexican border near Naco, Mexico, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2008.
A U.S border patrol vehicle rides along the fence at the U.S-Mexican border near Naco, Mexico, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2008.   (AP Photo/Guillermo Arias)
Mexico's President Felipe Calderon delivers a speech during the inauguration of a Kyocera Mexicana plant in Tijuana, Mexico, Thursday, March 5, 2009.
Mexico's President Felipe Calderon delivers a speech during the inauguration of a Kyocera Mexicana plant in Tijuana, Mexico, Thursday, March 5, 2009.   (AP Photo/Guillermo Arias)
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Zebraone
Mar 25, 2009 11:12 AM CDT
Say, with most of the nose candy being used by the politicians in washington, don't expect anything getting done to impede the flow of dope into this country!~~~As for the assault rifles, I dare the stupid atf to post the ser. nos. of the ones that have been STOLEN from nat'l guard armories!~~~They are still trying to figure out where all the alcahol from the stills making "fuel" for autos is dissapearing!!~~~

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