Mexico´s Financial Environment: An Investor Perspective – Council for North American Policy | Council for North American...
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The US state of Texas has executed a Mexican for murder, despite objections from the US and Mexican governments.Mexico argued the execution of Edgar Tamayo, 46, would violate international law, because he was not told of his right to seek legal assistance from the Mexican consulate when he was arrested.US Secretary of State John Kerry made the rare move of asking Texas to delay the execution.But it went ahead, after a last-minute appeal to the US Supreme Court failed.The execution – initially scheduled for 18:00 local time on Wednesday (midnight GMT on Thursday) – was delayed as prison officials...
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Mexicos Reforms: The Devil In The Details –...
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A conversation in North American policy would be incomplete without addressing the issue of immigration. The debate centers on whether immigration strengthens the economy and contributes positively to society as a whole. Citizens and policymakers question whether an influx of immigrants increases crime and the threat of terrorism to the United States. These social debates mask the more important, fact-based economic conversation that should be taking place in Washington. The immigration boom since the 1960s has warranted a review and revision of U.S. immigration policy, but there has been no overhaul since 1986. The comprehensive immigration bill of 2013...
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Ross Perot may have had it right after all about who would win under NAFTA.The North American Free Trade Agreement was an important step for all three members, but the evidence points to Mexico — at the time the weak sister in the group that included two G7 economies, the United States and Canada — as by far the biggest winner.On the 20th anniversary of the pact, Mexico — in 1994, an insular, economic basket case — has in two decades emerged as a forward-looking country with expanding global reach, a handful of world-class corporations and a ballooning middle...
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