1. The United States and Mexico: More Than Neighbors
- Author:
- Andrew Selee, Katie Putnam, and Christopher Wilson
- Publication Date:
- 05-2010
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- The Wilson Center
- Abstract:
- No country in the world affects daily life in the United States more than Mexico. The two countries are deeply intertwined, and what happens on one side of the border necessarily has consequences on the other side. Almost one in ten Americans is of Mexican descent, and a third of all immigrants in the United States today are from Mexico, while well over a half-million Americans live in Mexico. Mexico remains the second destination for U.S. exports after Canada, and millions of American jobs depend on this trade. From south to north the linkages are even greater: over three quarters of Mexico's exports go to the United States and one in ten Mexicans lives in the United States.
- Topic:
- Economics, Emerging Markets, Politics, Regional Cooperation, Bilateral Relations, Immigration, and Law Enforcement
- Political Geography:
- United States, Canada, Central America, and Mexico