Mexico and the United States have a relatively good relationship at the moment, according to Rodrigo Aguilar Benignos, an analyst and member of the US Council on Foreign Relations.
“The Mexican government has built a good understanding with the Biden administration” on most of the issues on the bilateral agenda,” says the specialist. However, he admits that some issues have generated tensions between the two governments.
Some of those issues are border security, arms trafficking and fentanyl, a drug of which Mexico is a major producer and which has caused a wave of overdoses in the United States.
In the event that the Democrats have preeminence in the Chamber of Senators or obtain a relative majority, the major issues that would affect the relationship with Mexico would be: human rights, murders of journalists, respect for institutions, the fight against corruption, migration and fight against climate change, among others, explained Valdés Ugalde.
Meanwhile, the Republicans have in their priorities: drug trafficking, particularly fentanyl, as well as people and undocumented migration; organized crime; and energy policy.
Another issue is investment in energy. Mexico is consulting on these issues with its partners in the Treaty of Mexico, the United States and Canada (T-MEC).