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Increased animosity with the United States became apparent as most factories were owned by U.S. corporations and products were imported from Mexico to the states. Industrialization resulting from larger globalized projects has been cited as a cause of pollution and environmental degradation in the borderlands, further developing tensions ...
At the time Argentina, along with Brazil and Chile belonged to the ABC nations group. In order to prevent war between Mexico and the United States; diplomats from the three South American nations met with officials from Mexico and the United States in Niagara Falls, Canada, to prevent a war between them. The peace conference ended in success ...
The Latin American Free Trade Association, LAFTA, (later transformed into the Latin American Integration Association, Spanish: Asociación Latinoamericana de Integración, Portuguese: Associação Latino-Americana de Integração) was created in the 1960 Treaty of Montevideo by Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay.
A maquila in Mexico. A maquiladora (Spanish: [makilaˈðoɾa]), or maquila (IPA:), is a word that refers to factories that are largely duty free and tariff-free.These factories take raw materials and assemble, manufacture, or process them and export the finished product.
In May 2023, New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez filed a lawsuit against PFAS manufacturers 3M and DuPont, arguing the companies were responsible for contaminating New Mexico’s water supplies.
President-elect Donald Trump has announced plans to impose a 25% tariff on all goods imported from Canada and Mexico from Jan. 20, 2025. Nearly 30 percent of all U.S. trade is with both nations.
Point source water pollution is a source of concern along the US-Mexico border as pollutants from both countries are entering shared waterways due to agricultural runoff, industrial discharge, and untreated sewage. Various policy issues arise in attempting to deal with this and include:
President-elect Donald Trump promised Monday that one of his first acts as commander in chief will be to impose a sweeping 25% tariff on all products imported from Canada and Mexico.