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Mexico focus on police commanders in CIA shooting- Mexico Institute in the News

Andrew Selee

This article references a 2011 report from the Woodrow Wilson Center’s Mexico Institute saying Mexico is the United States’ second-largest export market, and one in 24 Americans depend on trade with Mexico for their jobs. It also features commentary by Andrew Selee

AP, 11/19/2012

\In addition to unprecedented cooperation between the two countries in fighting drugs and organized crime, foreign direct investment between Mexico and the U.S. has grown exponentially in the last 20 years.

Mexico is the United States' second-largest export market, and one in 24 Americans depend on trade with Mexico for their jobs, according to a 2011 report by the Washington-based Mexico Institute.

"Both governments have invested time, resources and credibility in building a security partnership that didn't exist five to six years ago. They don't want to see that undermined by the malfeasance or stupidity of individuals," said Andrew Selee, Mexico Institute director. "It's a conscious attempt to compartmentalize and deal with specific incidents on merits rather than dynamiting the overall relationship."

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Andrew Selee

Andrew Selee

Former Executive Vice President and Senior Advisor to the Mexico Institute;
President, Migration Policy Institute
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Mexico Institute

The Mexico Institute seeks to improve understanding, communication, and cooperation between Mexico and the United States by promoting original research, encouraging public discussion, and proposing policy options for enhancing the bilateral relationship. A binational Advisory Board, chaired by Luis Téllez and Earl Anthony Wayne, oversees the work of the Mexico Institute.   Read more