Biden Administration Fosters Relationship With Mexico's New Progressive Woman President

Biden Administration Fosters Relationship With Mexico's New Progressive Woman President

Mateo Guillamont
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October 4, 2024
President Joe Biden’s administration is seeking to bolster US-Mexico relations as Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s first ever woman president, was sworn into office.  First lady Jill Biden led the US’ delegation to President Sheinbaum’s inauguration.  Sheinbaum won the last presidential elections by a wide margin, gathering nearly 60% of the votes.  “Jill and I extend our […]
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Passes Salazar's DISPOSE Act

House Foreign Affairs Committee Passes Salazar's DISPOSE Act

Daniel Molina
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September 25, 2024
The Destruction Initiative for Stored Precursors Overseas and Safe Enforcement (DISPOSE) Act will create fentanyl and precursor chemical destruction facilities in three drug trafficking choke points: Mexico, Colombia, and Peru.
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Rubio Pens Letter to Biden: Stop China's USMCA Agreement Exploitation at the Border

Rubio Pens Letter to Biden: Stop China's USMCA Agreement Exploitation at the Border

Jackson Bakich
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September 18, 2024
Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) sent a letter to President Joe Biden (D) regarding China’s manufacturing practices that have allowed them to participate in the United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) free trade agreement. The Asian superpower has moved its manufacturing plants to Mexico, benefitting from the agreement and avoiding U.S. tariffs in the process. In the letter, Sens. […]
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Rubio Condemns John Deere for Relocating to Mexico

Rubio Condemns John Deere for Relocating to Mexico

Mateo Guillamont
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August 27, 2024
US Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) has published a letter he sent to John Deere’s leadership regarding the company’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) policies as well as plans to relocate some operations to Mexico. John Deere, an American agricultural machinery company, recently rescinded portions of its DEI policies following criticism of the same. Shortly thereafter, […]
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US Lawmakers Skeptical of Mexico's Maduro-Supported Woman President

US Lawmakers Skeptical of Mexico's Maduro-Supported Woman President

Mateo Guillamont
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June 4, 2024
US lawmakers are responding to news of Claudia Sheinbaum having been elected as the first woman president of Mexico. Mexican elections occurred last Sunday, with Sheinbaum capturing nearly 60% of the vote. Xochitl Galvez, the nearest runner-up, obtained only 28%. Sheinbaum, who is the former mayor of Mexico City, is a member of the progressive […]
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Mexico's President Won't go After Cartels, Cites 'Mexico First' Agenda

Mexico's President Won't go After Cartels, Cites 'Mexico First' Agenda

Daniel Molina
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March 25, 2024
AMLO argued that Mexico will not fight the cartels on US orders, highlighting his “Mexico First” policy.
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Rubio Derides Biden’s Colombia and Mexico Drug Trafficking Approach as Enriching Cartels

Rubio Derides Biden’s Colombia and Mexico Drug Trafficking Approach as Enriching Cartels

Mateo Guillamont
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July 24, 2023
Florida Senator Marco Rubio has criticized President Joe Biden administration’s illegal drug interdiction policies in Colombia and Mexico.  Regarding Colombia, Senator Rubio criticizes President Biden’s policies for supporting Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s nefarious policies. President Petro is a former terrorist and self-professed Colombian terrorist sympathizer.  Rubio claims Petro’s policies are gutting Colombia’s national economy while […]
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DeSantis Releases Ad Focusing on 'Biden Border Crisis'

DeSantis Releases Ad Focusing on 'Biden Border Crisis'

Jackson Bakich
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June 26, 2023
Governor and presidential candidate Ron DeSantis (R-FL) has released a minute-long campaign advertisement regarding the border crisis and his plan to address it. The ad showcased a multitude of sound bites including one that stated, “The crisis at the southern border: a record 2.76 million migrants crossed the border during the 2022 fiscal year, shattering […]
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Diaz-Balart Introduces Bill to Secure Border

Diaz-Balart Introduces Bill to Secure Border

Daniel Molina
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May 3, 2023
Florida Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R) has introduced the Secure the Border Act of 2023.
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Rubio Meets with President of El Salvador

Rubio Meets with President of El Salvador

Daniel Molina
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April 3, 2023
Florida Senator Marco Rubio (R) met with Nayib Bukele, the President of El Salvador.
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Buchanan, Soto Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill Combating Mexican Trade Practices

Buchanan, Soto Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill Combating Mexican Trade Practices

Jackson Bakich
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February 2, 2023
Representatives Vern Buchanan (R-FL) and Darren Soto (D-FL) introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation looking to counter Mexico’s one-sided trade practices, especially when it relates to fruit and vegetable growers. Senators Rick Scott (R-FL) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) introduced companion legislation in the upper chamber. “Illegal seasonal dumping and unfair Mexican trade practices are crippling Florida’s fruit […]
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Waltz Suggests Military Force be Used Against Mexican Cartels

Waltz Suggests Military Force be Used Against Mexican Cartels

Daniel Molina
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January 9, 2023
Mike Waltz (R) plans to introduce legislation for the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) against Mexican Cartels.
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Salazar Holds Presser for USMCA Human Rights Violations

Salazar Holds Presser for USMCA Human Rights Violations

Daniel Molina
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October 20, 2022
Salazar was joined by Mexican officials to denounce human rights violations of USMCA.
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Rubio Wants U.S. to Stand Up to Mexico's Unfair Trade Practices

Rubio Wants U.S. to Stand Up to Mexico's Unfair Trade Practices

Jackson Bakich
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October 14, 2022
In a recent op-ed in the Washington Examiner, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) has a message to the American people and the federal government: Don’t bend to Mexican intimidation tacts over trade, as the title is aptly named. After U.S. Trade Representative was warned by American trade groups that an investigation into unfair Mexican trade practices […]
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Republican Lawmaker Gimenez Says 'Mexico Isn't Our Friend'

Republican Lawmaker Gimenez Says 'Mexico Isn't Our Friend'

Jackson Bakich
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July 28, 2022
Conservatives have continuously attacked President Joe Biden (D) for the flow of illegal immigrants crossing the U.S.  southern border since the beginning of his presidency. Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) even went as far as to call the border situation a “national security crisis and a public safety crisis.” Is Mexico to blame? Now, another conservative […]
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Elvira Salazar Accuses Mexico of USMCA Violation

Elvira Salazar Accuses Mexico of USMCA Violation

Daniel Molina
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April 25, 2022
If true, this would be a violation of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) because of Mexico’s use of foreign medical personnel from Cuba.
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Bipartisan effort underway to reevaluate trade with China

Bipartisan effort underway to reevaluate trade with China

Daniel Molina
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April 27, 2020
“Over twenty pests and disease of quarantine significance could follow the pathway of this citrus fruit originating in China.”
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Senators Rubio and Scott Should Reconsider: Offshore Energy Moratorium off Florida’s Coast Jeopardizes Military Readiness

Senators Rubio and Scott Should Reconsider: Offshore Energy Moratorium off Florida’s Coast Jeopardizes Military Readiness

Opinion
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March 24, 2020
From a military standpoint, the moratorium blocking offshore energy in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico makes little sense and an extension of the measure makes even less. First, more domestic energy supply is good for our military, which remains the world’s single largest purchaser of fuel,
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