In order to fix a “broken” immigration system, the U.S. will need to work hand-in-hand with the Mexican government, outgoing U.S. ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar said.
Outgoing U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar shows off one of his hats during the farewell news conference in Mexico City, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. MEXICO CITY — The outgoing U.S. ambassador to Mexico said Monday he anticipated “major changes” in the diplomatic relationship between the U.S. and Mexico during thesaid in his final news conference. But he added that in order to fix a “broken” immigration system, the U.S. will need to work hand-in-hand with the Mexican government.
Salazar’s departure underscores a larger potential shift in relations between the U.S. and Mexico with the incoming Trump administration and newly electedin power, something that could test the economic and political bonds of the most important diplomatic relationship in the hemisphere. The neighboring nations have felt very few bumps in their relationship in recent years. Mexico has helped the U.S. block migrants from going north as figures like Salazar have largely avoided criticizing moves by Sheinbaum’s ally and predecessor, Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
In his departing remarks on Monday, Salazar touted what he called “historic cooperation” between the two countries on security, migration, economic development, and combating fentanyl production.and slapping tariffs on Mexico and other trade partners is likely to only deepen those tensions.
Sharing a nearly 2,000-mile border and an inextricable trade relationship totaling hundreds of billions of dollars a year, maintaining strong diplomatic ties between the U.S. and Mexico have long been a crucial backbone of American foreign policy.
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