The Security Component of U.S.-Mexico Relations

Publication Date: January 1989

Publisher: Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)

Author(s): Michael G. Wilson

Research Area: Government

Keywords: Latin American

Type: Report

Coverage: Mexico

Abstract:

Mexico will continue to pose an important security challenge to the U.S. The security interests of both nations are increasingly threatened by such problems as the turmoil in Central America, narcotics trafficking, and illegal immigration. The accession of Carlos Salinas de Gortari to Mexico’s presidency, however, may provide the Bush Administration with an opportunity to improve bilateral relations and generate agreement on security issues.