Mexico

Why It Matters

Council on Foreign Relations

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4.2 • 876 Ratings

🗓️ 15 October 2021

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Experts argue that Mexico affects daily life in the United States more than any other country. For years, U.S. and Mexican officials have attempted to tackle immigration, trade, and security challenges, and their success has depended on cooperation. With so much at stake, Why It Matters investigates the complex relationship and the factors that threaten it. Featured Guests: Shannon K. O’Neil (Vice President, Deputy Director of Studies, and Nelson and David Rockefeller Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies, Council on Foreign Relations) Mariana Campero (Senior Associate, Non-resident, Americas Program, Center for Strategic & International Studies) For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/mexico

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0:00.0	Neighbors, everyone has them and the kind you have can make a big difference in your life.
0:09.0	They can be frustrating, or they can be a God-cent. It all depends.
0:14.0	Countries are in the same situation.
0:16.2	Good neighbors can mean beneficial security and trade agreements.
0:20.2	Bad neighbors can mean border crises, conflict over resources, and even war.
0:25.0	Today we're looking at one of our neighbors, Mexico.
0:28.0	By most measures, they're a good neighbor.
0:31.0	It's been a very long time since there was any military conflict between our two nations,
0:35.0	and Mexico is arguably the United States's most important trade partner.
0:40.0	This closeness has allowed the U.S. to rely on peace in its own neighborhood and to focus on other issues abroad.
0:46.0	Still, a lot remains misunderstood about Mexico in the United States,
0:51.0	particularly when it comes to hot- button issues like trade, immigration, and drug trafficking.
0:56.0	I'm Gabriel Sierra, and this is why it matters. Today, Mexico.
1:05.0	Mexico. Mexico, Mexico, Mexico, Mexico, Mexico, Mexico, So let's do a little Mexico. So let's do a little Mexico 101. If I know nothing about Mexico,
1:18.9	Mexico, what are some things that I should know?
1:25.0	So Mexico is our southern neighbor. We share a 2,000 mile border with the country.
1:28.0	It's of a country of about 120 million people.
1:32.0	It is a democracy though recently has been struggling as such.
1:37.0	This is Shannon O'Neill. She's a Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations.
1:45.0	When you look around the world, there's probably no country that affects more what happens day
1:49.6	to day in the United States then Mexico.
1:53.0	So the vegetables and fruits that are on your table that you eat every morning or every evening,
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