Mexico Us Relationship

Like all other countries around the world, the relationship between the United States and Mexico has changed throughout the years. The US has been a good source of help for the Mexican government during times of economic hardships. Mexico has provided the US with support with its workforce and economy during times of war. Today the presidents of both countries maintain close relationships as they strive for a better country. They unite to discuss the nation’s problems in hopes to finding the best solutions. Current President of the United States Barack Obama and President of Mexico Enrique Peña Nieto hold a stable relationship and manage to keep peace between the two countries. In present time, conflicts between them seem to have disappeared, but past relationships were quite different.
The issue of migration caused the first dispute between Mexico and the United States. In the year 1830, Mexico decided to prohibit immigration to Texas from the US with the purpose of limiting the influence of English speaking settlers. This event happened during President Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna’s ruling. Santa Anna believed that the best way to enforce the law was by abolishing slavery and enforcing customs duties in the borders. On March 1836, President Santa Anna …show more content…
Sadly, conflicts continue to emerge every now and then. Today, most conflicts or disagreements between the two countries are due to the violence rising from the drug wars. Mexico and the United States have fought to maintain peace in their countries for centuries, but the problem has gotten out of hand. Today’s greatest issues revolve around drug trafficking, crime, and violence. The greatest thing about today’s presidents is that they look at war as the last resource to fixing their