The Mexican government has said that Abbott’s order was causing “serious damage” to trade, with cross-border crashing to a third of normal levels. Abbott himself was well aware of the impact the order would have, warning last week inspections would “dramatically slow” border traffic. Under the order by Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (TXDPS ) troopers inspect commercial vehicles. In fact, the political establishment by and large agrees with the reactionary framework of preventing so-called “illegal immigration,” only differing on the effectiveness and cost to business of Abbott’s policy. Trade between Texas and Mexico accounted for $212 billion in 2019 and between the US as a whole and Mexico $677.3 billion.

Source: Forbes April 15, 2022 13:15 UTC