Two top Trump administration officials arrived in Mexico on Wednesday for talks with President Enrique Peña ­Nieto and his cabinet that are primarily aimed at cooling tensions that threaten to derail trade and other key agreements. And this week, tensions intensified after Trump signed an executive order that would dramatically expand the pool of undocumented immigrants who would be deported to Mexico. [Trump administration issues new immigration enforcement policies, says goal is not ‘mass deportations’]Against that backdrop, the two sides plan to discuss Thursday how to move forward in day-to-day relations, which include $1.5 billion in daily commerce. In a meeting with Mexican media executives, Peña Nieto said NAFTA may change in name only, according to the El Universal daily. But, he cautioned, relations with the Trump administration are “a panorama of uncertainty,” the newspaper reported.

Source: Washington Post February 22, 2017 20:09 UTC