1. A SHORT Trip To Mexico Cesar Gerardo Taylor Himmelspach Andrew Johnson Cesar Gerardo Taylor Himmelspach Andrew Johnson

2. A Brief History  1519-1810 Spanish rule  1810 Independence  The Texas Question  Second Mexican American War May 1846  1914 U.S. landed troops  Who owns the oil fields?  1519-1810 Spanish rule  1810 Independence  The Texas Question  Second Mexican American War May 1846  1914 U.S. landed troops  Who owns the oil fields?

3. Continued…  Carlos Salinas  NAFTA  1982 Tequila debt crisis  1995 Peso crisis  Carlos Salinas  NAFTA  1982 Tequila debt crisis  1995 Peso crisis

4. Vicente Calderon  Won election 2006  PAN- National Action Party  Increased Mexico-US cooperation  Strengthen democracy and explore new avenues  Big concerns: violence, cartels and corruption  Won election 2006  PAN- National Action Party  Increased Mexico-US cooperation  Strengthen democracy and explore new avenues  Big concerns: violence, cartels and corruption

5. Cartels  Gulf Cartel  Los Zetas  Beltran Leyva Cartel  Sinaloa Cartel  Juanez Cartel  TJ Cartel  Gulf Cartel  Los Zetas  Beltran Leyva Cartel  Sinaloa Cartel  Juanez Cartel  TJ Cartel

7. Plan Mexico  Counter narcotics and terrorism  Aid Mexico  Equipment  Training  Law enforcement  Extradition Requests  Successes thus far  Increased enforcement @ border  Capturing key cartel members  Drug prices going up  Counter narcotics and terrorism  Aid Mexico  Equipment  Training  Law enforcement  Extradition Requests  Successes thus far  Increased enforcement @ border  Capturing key cartel members  Drug prices going up

8. Future of Mexico (NAFTA)  -Calderon and Obama  -More jobs/ joint venture opportunities  -Reduce emigration  -Expand trade  -Increase investments in infrastructure.  -IT products from America  -Calderon and Obama  -More jobs/ joint venture opportunities  -Reduce emigration  -Expand trade  -Increase investments in infrastructure.  -IT products from America

9. Future of Mexico (Infrastructure)  Currently has sub-par infrastructure  unpaved roads, airports, bad waterways,  telecommunications  Future is headed in right direction  -projected 5 new ports, president Calderon  -working to improve roads, communications  -overall infrastructure  Currently has sub-par infrastructure  unpaved roads, airports, bad waterways,  telecommunications  Future is headed in right direction  -projected 5 new ports, president Calderon  -working to improve roads, communications  -overall infrastructure

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