US-Mexico relations: How far can the US push Mexico? | Al Jazeera Explains

The United States is far more powerful than Mexico. But the two countries are tied together by trade, factories, migration, security and illicit markets that cross the same border. As Washington pressures Mexico over cartels, fentanyl and trade, Mexico is already cooperating on many US priorities while resisting American intervention. Al Jazeera Explains how decades of economic integration created deep dependence, why drugs and guns move in opposite directions, and why the same border that gives the US leverage also limits how far it can push its southern neighbour. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X : https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.news/AJEMobile #unitedstates #security #mexico #trade #economy #aljazeeraenglish