Mexico

April 30, 2007 -- Washington, DC – The U.S. Department of Transportation announced today that a pilot program will grant American truckers full access to Mexican highways at the same time that Mexican truckers gain access to American highways.    » read more »

Presidents echo participants’ call for 'Santiago Consensus': Closer regional ties and a focus on education

Santiago de Chile, 26 April 2007 – Two Latin American presidents called for deeper regional integration and increased investment in education, two priorities that mirrored a consensus among the 400 business, government and civil society leaders from 28 countries participating in the World Economic Forum on Latin America. "It is important that you believe in the integration of Latin America," Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said.    » read more »

Consumer, Environmental and Labor Groups Join Lawsuit to Prevent Implementation of NAFTA Truck Program That Violates Federal Law

April 24, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Public Citizen joined environmental and labor groups late Monday in suing the federal government to challenge an illegal pilot program that will authorize up to 100 trucking companies based in Mexico to perform long-haul operations within the United States.    » read more »

April 19, 2007 -- (SANTA FE) -- Continuing the collaboration between the New Mexico Attorney General’s Office and the Mexican state of Chihuahua, Attorney General Gary King today announced another cooperative effort that benefits both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border.    » read more »

This treaty, signed on February 2, 1848, ended the war between the United States and Mexico. By its terms, Mexico ceded 55 percent of its territory, including parts of present-day Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas, Colorado, Nevada, and Utah, to the United States.

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which brought an official end to the Mexican-American War (1846–48), was signed on February 2, 1848, at Guadalupe Hidalgo, a city to which the Mexican government had fled with the advance of U.S. forces.    » read more »