President Trump’s new 50% tariffs on a range of Canadian goods are likely part of a “maximum pressure” campaign as USMCA talks continue — and probably will never be imposed, center expert @simonlester.com tells CBC. Watch the interview ⤵️

Baker Institute for Public Policy's Simon Lester on Trump's latest tariff threats against Canada

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What would the Democrats flipping the House in November mean for the future of the USMCA? Watch our full 7/9 webinar on the state of North American free trade negotiations, featuring @inumanak.bsky.social and our center experts: bit.ly/4vWAUEo

“This is probably one of the toughest moments in the [U.S.-Mexico] relationship since 1985,” center director Tony Payan tells @texastribune.org following the killing of Mexican national Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston last week. Read his comments:

Houston ICE shooting strains tense Mexico-U.S. relations

Mexico’s president said her government will file complaints and lawsuits over 17 deaths related to U.S. immigration enforcement.

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Can Trump’s trade policy — including the recent decision not to renew the USMCA — force the domestic manufacturing revival he campaigned on? “Moving well into his second year, that has not happened,” says Tony Payan. “In fact, the U.S. has lost manufacturing jobs.” Read his full comments. 👇

Trump administration won’t renew USMCA, raising risks of higher prices and lost jobs for Texas | Houston Public Media

During his first term, President Trump hailed the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), negotiated by his administration, as far superior to its predecessor, NAFTA. Now, he says he's willing to let it e...

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🎙️ What can we expect from the 2026 USMCA review? @simonlester.com breaks down the negotiating priorities and pressures facing the U.S., Mexico & Canada ahead of July 1. Listen to the full conversation on the “Baker Briefing” podcast: bit.ly/4xVYWl0

📅 Happening July 9! Register now for our webinar on the latest in the #USMCA review process with trade experts David Gantz, @simonlester.com, @meredithlilly.bsky.social & @inumanak.bsky.social. 🔗 bit.ly/4we622H

Next month's #USMCA review is unlikely to deliver the stable, predictable trade policy North American businesses need, says David Gantz. His breakdown of U.S. negotiating priorities and the obstacles ahead:

United States’ Objectives as the USMCA Negotiations Begin | Baker Institute

Predictability is essential for investment & supply chains, yet the 2026 USMCA review faces major hurdles. In a new commentary for the Claudio X. González Center for the US and Mexico, fellow David A....

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Next month's #USMCA review is unlikely to deliver the stable, predictable trade policy North American businesses need, says David Gantz. His breakdown of U.S. negotiating priorities and the obstacles ahead:

United States’ Objectives as the USMCA Negotiations Begin | Baker Institute

Predictability is essential for investment & supply chains, yet the 2026 USMCA review faces major hurdles. In a new commentary for the Claudio X. González Center for the US and Mexico, fellow David A....

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🎙️ Can Somos México unite Mexico’s opposition? @emilioalvarezi.bsky.social joined “México Centered” host Tony Payan to discuss coalition-building, democratic backsliding under #Morena, and the challenge of building a viable party ahead of the 2027 midterms. #SomosMx

Can Somos México Revitalize Mexican Democracy? | Baker Institute

In this episode, Tony Payan speaks with former Mexican Sen. Emilio Álvarez Icaza about democratic backsliding under Morena, the emergence of Somos México, and the challenges of building a viable polit...

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Can the 2026 #USMCA review truly empower Mexican workers and close cross-border wage gaps? Rolando Javier Salinas García’s working paper outlining key labor chapter recommendations is spotlighted in @eleconomista.com.mx 👇 www.eleconomista.com.mx/empresas/t-m...

T-MEC 2026: En la mesa, salario mínimo regional de 16 dólares y ampliación de capítulo laboral

La próxima revisión del T-MEC entre México, Estados Unidos y Canadá busca evaluar su estructura regulatoria laboral, así lo detalla el documento de trabajo

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Mexico’s status quo with the U.S. “is no longer viable.” Alfonso Ortiz Brenner and Tony Payan examine the structural factors & internal policy conditions making Mexico vulnerable to growing geoeconomic pressure from Washington — and how it can adapt: www.bakerinstitute.org/research/pre...

Pressure From the North: How US Grand Strategy Shapes Mexico | Baker Institute

How is U.S. competition with China reshaping Mexico’s economy? Alfonso Ortiz Brenner and Tony Payan examine rising geoeconomic pressures in a new brief and outline policy considerations to strengthen ...

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Last week’s “U.S. Policy Outlook” conference, co-hosted with the Consejo Mexicano de Asuntos Internacionales (COMEXI) & @mexicocomovamos.bsky.social in CDMX, brought together 150+ policy & industry leaders to discuss shifts in the U.S.-Mexico relationship: www.bakerinstitute.org/research/bak...

The capture of Audias Flores Silva (“El Jardinero”) is another blow to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel after the killing of leader Nemesio Oseguera. But it will take much more for Mexico to fully dismantle organized crime, Emiliano Polo Anaya wrote last month. 🧵

Is manufacturing still Mexico’s best bet? James Gerber explains why nearshoring hype has cooled — and why Mexico should seriously consider services as an additional path toward prosperity. 📊 bit.ly/4tdN4rL

Are Services an Alternative to Nearshoring in Northern Mexico? | Baker Institute

Nearshoring may not be the only path for Northern Mexico. James Gerber’s new research paper for the Claudio X. González Center for the U.S. and Mexico examines how ICT-enabled services and high produc...

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🆕 Structural factors are preventing Mexico from realizing its economic potential — and unless addressed collectively, its low-growth trajectory is unlikely to change, write Tony Payan, Gabriela Siller Pagaza, and José Iván Rodríguez-Sánchez: bit.ly/4tS58rm

Locked in Low Gear: Mexico’s Struggling Economy | Baker Institute

Since 2018, Mexico’s economic growth has slowed, largely due to structural challenges. In this brief, Tony Payan, Gabriela Siller Pagaza, and José Iván Rodríguez-Sánchez analyze the country’s economic...

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The USMCA review is an opportunity to transform North America into a globally competitive innovation hub — not just a trade bloc, write Sergio M. Alcocer, Jaime Parada Avila, and Alfredo Sánchez Alcántara. Their blueprint: bit.ly/4vweSZU

Science, Technology, and Innovation in USMCA 2.0 | Baker Institute

A new working paper explores how the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) review could strengthen North America’s global competitiveness by integrating innovation, research, and higher educat...

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Mexico's Congress blocked the most controversial provisions of Sheinbaum's electoral reform — but it may not matter. MORENA can still push through similar legislation with a simple majority, and a newly partisan Supreme Court is unlikely to stop it. @jmartinreyes.bsky.social: bit.ly/4mfCDkC

New Electoral Laws Could Accelerate Mexico’s Democratic Decline | Baker Institute

How would Mexico’s electoral reforms reshape the country’s democracy? Javier Martín-Reyes examines how recent proposals under the Sheinbaum administration could affect fair competition and the integri...

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Is manufacturing still Mexico’s best bet? James Gerber explains why nearshoring hype has cooled — and why Mexico should seriously consider services as an additional path toward prosperity. 📊 bit.ly/4tdN4rL

Are Services an Alternative to Nearshoring in Northern Mexico? | Baker Institute

Nearshoring may not be the only path for Northern Mexico. James Gerber’s new research paper for the Claudio X. González Center for the U.S. and Mexico examines how ICT-enabled services and high produc...

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🆕 Structural factors are preventing Mexico from realizing its economic potential — and unless addressed collectively, its low-growth trajectory is unlikely to change, write Tony Payan, Gabriela Siller Pagaza, and José Iván Rodríguez-Sánchez: bit.ly/4tS58rm

Locked in Low Gear: Mexico’s Struggling Economy | Baker Institute

Since 2018, Mexico’s economic growth has slowed, largely due to structural challenges. In this brief, Tony Payan, Gabriela Siller Pagaza, and José Iván Rodríguez-Sánchez analyze the country’s economic...

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When the U.S. closed its border to asylum seekers in January 2025, 270,000 migrants were still in transit in Mexico alone. @bakerinstitute.bsky.social's Migration Initiative examines the consequences for migration flows, under-resourced transit countries, and the people left stranded. bit.ly/4vxgt1F

US Immigration Policies and Migration in Transit Countries | Baker Institute

Throughout 2025, the Trump administration implemented policies aimed at reducing immigration to the United States and migration populations within the country. This policy brief from the Baker Institu...

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📖 The transatlantic alliance is deeply fractured and may never be completely restored — regardless of who occupies the White House, writes David Gantz. His analysis of what’s broken and how Europe can adapt: bit.ly/4dFH71P

Mexico's Congress blocked the most controversial provisions of Sheinbaum's electoral reform — but it may not matter. MORENA can still push through similar legislation with a simple majority, and a newly partisan Supreme Court is unlikely to stop it. @jmartinreyes.bsky.social: bit.ly/4mfCDkC

New Electoral Laws Could Accelerate Mexico’s Democratic Decline | Baker Institute

How would Mexico’s electoral reforms reshape the country’s democracy? Javier Martín-Reyes examines how recent proposals under the Sheinbaum administration could affect fair competition and the integri...

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Unregistered U.S. cars are flooding into Mexico, skirting safety & emissions rules. In México Centered, Tony Payan, Guillermo Rosales & Juan Vega unpack their impact—and AMLO’s extension of regularization to 2026. Listen now on your favorite podcast app. #Mexico #BorderPolicy #ChocolateCars

Simon Lester, a non-resident fellow at the Baker Institute, spoke to The Washington Post on U.S.-Canada trade amid new Trump tariff threats: “A negotiating tactic by Trump… Canadians are likely staying focused on substance.” 🔗 Read more: wapo.st/4lm6czM

Trump threatens 35 percent tariffs on Canada in latest trade war twist

The move injects fresh turmoil into a strained bilateral relationship as Prime Minister Mark Carney negotiates a new economic partnership with the United States.

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Simon Lester, nonresident fellow at the Baker Institute’s International Economics Program, is featured in a Politico article on the implications of the U.K. joining an alternative international trade dispute system amid shifting U.S. policy. 🔗Read more: www.politico.eu/article/uk-b...

Britain breaks ranks with Trump in bid to revive WTO

The U.K. is joining an alternative to the trade organization’s appeals court in order to defend the “rules-based international trading system.”

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Rodrigo Ferreira, a Rice Faculty Scholar, will appear today from 11:25 AM to 11:45 AM on Hello Houston to discuss the impact of AI automation on workers and labor markets and the need for robust regulatory policy as AI develops. On the radio: 88.7 FM On YouTube: www.youtube.com/@HoustonPubl...

Rodrigo Montes de Oca, a scholar at the Baker Institute Center for the United States and Mexico, was recently featured in an article by the Inter-American Dialogue on the 2025 Mexican judicial election and the significance of preceding judicial reforms. #Mexico #Elections2025 #Judiciary #CUSMX

Simon Lester, nonresident fellow at the Baker Institute Center for U.S. and Mexico, was featured in a Washington Post article on the potential economic impact of the Trump administration’s tariffs on iPhone manufacturing and pricing. Read the Article Here: www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

Trump’s threat of 25% tariff on iPhones makes price hikes more likely

President Trump’s latest tariff maneuver all but ensures a price hike on new iPhones launching this year, experts say.

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🗓️ Final Reminder: Join us today for an insightful webinar exploring the U.S. Department of State’s designation of cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) and its implications for multinational corporations. Register Here: bit.ly/4kq7ER3

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🗓️ Reminder to join us for an insightful webinar exploring the U.S. Department of State’s designation of cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) and its implications for corporations. Register Here: bit.ly/4kq7ER3

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