Perhaps lost in the debate over the details of the financing mechanism was the fact that the United States and Mexican economies are now closely intertwined. and what happens there cannot help but affect us. Mexico is our third largest trading partner. American jobs and exports rely on Mexicos financial stability and growing prosperity. Politically. neither our immigration problems nor our war on drug trafficking can be adequately addressed without Mexicos active cooperation. We have been fortunate that across our long southern border is a friendly and stable ally. It is in our own selfinterest to help ensure that a shortterm debt problem does not become a lasting source of economic. political and social turmoil across the hemisphere.
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