In his speech, Peña Nieto said conversations with the U.S. about taxes or trade deals would also include conversations about U.S.-Mexico collaboration on immigration and security. The effectiveness of using security and immigration as bargaining chips is questionable, experts say, in part because U.S. funding for security efforts is in Mexico’s interest. Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto and Donald Trump Yuri Cortez / AFP/Getty Images Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto and Donald Trump prepare to deliver a joint news conference last year in Mexico City. Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto and Donald Trump prepare to deliver a joint news conference last year in Mexico City. But some issues, Peña Nieto said, are not open to discussion.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 12, 2017 16:20 UTC