I'm John Bachelor with my colleague Mary Kislal at the Hudson Institute, now Executive Vice President

Stephen's Incorporated former Senior Advisor of the Secretary of State, Mexico, not a hostile power, very important

to the success of North America and the Americas. A new president in Mexico, in Mexico City in the palace

Claudia Shinebaum who again and again is introduced as a

technocrat speaks excellent English and is skillful in managing

cities has said with her priorities as skillful in managing cities.

As said with her priorities as president include clean water.

What a good idea, I endorse it.

Also, Koudes Shinebaum is up to date on climate, on transportation on all aspects of making

Mexico City and the state of Mexico successful. The question is what what about relations with the U.S., especially when it comes to the

border issue?

Mexico has been the transit point for the migrants coming from the south.

Mexico is also, at this point, in a crisis because of the cartels that dominate different

parts very far away from Mexico City, the northern area along the U.S. border, and then in the

southern area, especially the state of Guerrero, where within these last days a new mayor was assassinated by the cartels. You can ask

yourself what is Claudia Schaimler I'm going to do about the gangs because President Amlow, who was seen as popular,

was not successful in confronting narco-terrorism.

And this gets wrapped up into the border story.

Mary, do you think a new day is here with Claudia Shinebaum and the power of

Moreno she commands, as I understand overwhelming, support in the legislature.

Well, it's certainly historic, her inauguration, she's the first female president of Mexico,

and in terms of whether or not she represents a major break and

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