We’re Partnering with Mexico to Keep Foods Safe | FDA Voice

We’re Partnering with Mexico to Keep Foods Safe | FDA Voice

Nov 19, 2013 | | 0 |

Food safety is an issue that crosses borders. The reality of this global marketplace is that consumers, industry and governments worldwide are in this together.Deputy Commissioner Michael Taylor (on r) and Dr. Ricardo Cavazos, General Director of Economic and International Affairs at the Comisión Federal para la Protección contra Riesgos Sanitarios (COFEPRIS)With that in mind, my team and I traveled to Mexico City on Oct. 29, 30 and 31 to discuss the rules that FDA has proposed this year to help ensure the safety of both domestic and imported foods.We said at the beginning of our efforts to implement...

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Bridging the Border: The New Impact of Mexico is Mutual Competitiveness | Free Enterprise

Bridging the Border: The New Impact of Mexico is Mutual Competitiveness | Free Enterprise

Nov 18, 2013 | , | 0 |

Before the relentless rise of China, Mexico was seen by fear-mongers as the land of lost jobs.  No more.  Today, in a global economy that is increasingly competitive, Mexico has taken on a surprising, new role, knight in shining armor, helping to secure the American manufacturing renaissance that is keeping new investment at home, and even bringing back manufacturing that was once lost to lower-cost competitors in Asia.  As wage and transportation costs for goods shipped from China have risen, the combination of Mexico’s relatively low cost structure and diverse workforce with the U.S. energy boom and strength in...

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Michael Gerson: A Christian split on immigration – The Washington Post

Michael Gerson: A Christian split on immigration – The Washington Post

Nov 8, 2013 | | 0 |

In the immigration reform debate, evangelicals have become a political prize claimed by restrictionists and reformers alike. Both sides have a case to make.Of the major American religious groups, white evangelicals are the most skeptical about immigration. According to a recent poll by the Pew Research Center’s Religion and Public Life Project, more than 60 percent believe that the growing number of immigrants “threatens traditional American customs and values” and more than half view immigrants as an economic burden rather than contributors.via Michael Gerson: A Christian split on immigration – The Washington...

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Mexico must address violence and profitability | Baker Institute Blog | a Chron.com blog

Mexico must address violence and profitability | Baker Institute Blog | a Chron.com blog

Oct 25, 2013 | | 0 |

As a presidential candidate, Enrique Peña Nieto (PRI) claimed he would bring a new strategy to the country’s struggle with organized crime — one that de-emphasized the targeting of drug kingpins and focused on reducing homicides, extortion cases and kidnappings.One year into the presidency, Peña Nieto’s administration claims that the homicide rate has dropped by 18 percent; on the other hand, government stats point to a 35 percent increase in kidnappings. After the arrest of two major Zeta and Gulf Cartel leaders earlier this year, Peña Nieto’s strategy shift appears to be more rhetorical than real. Many scholars, analysts...

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Bernanke touts strides in Mexico’s monetary policy | Reuters

Oct 24, 2013 | | 0 |

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Monday praised Mexico’s central bank for reining in inflation and keeping financial crises at bay.In a speech that made no reference to the current outlook for the U.S. economy or monetary policy, Bernanke said transparency and independence had been key to increasing stability in the Mexican economy.“The changes to the monetary policy framework, along with greater fiscal discipline and the adoption of a more flexible exchange rate, soon bore fruit,” Bernanke said in prerecorded video to be aired at a celebration of 20 years of Mexican central bank independence, in Mexico City.via Bernanke touts strides in Mexico’s monetary policy |...

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