This is the second episode in a two-part conversation on the challenges facing Mexico domestically and in its relationship with the United States. Listen to Part 1.
Tony Payan, director of the Center for the U.S. and Mexico, joins “Baker Briefing” to examine the host of issues facing the U.S.-Mexico relationship under Presidents Donald Trump and Claudia Sheinbaum. His conversation with Director David M. Satterfield covers tariffs and the future of the North American trade agreement, Trump’s executive order designating cartels as terrorists — which has led to U.S. visa restrictions for some Mexican politicians — and the growing water crisis facing Sheinbaum as drought at the border persists.
This conversation was recorded on May 14, 2025.
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