Opinion: How Mexico can strike back if Trump follows through on threats

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : In late November, Sheinbaum noted that she and Trump had discussed security cooperation"within the framework of our sovereignty."
50% : The value of United States-Mexico trade is over $100 billion a year, but the growth of Chinese imports into Mexico has been limited somewhat by rules-of-origin provisions in the North American Free Trade Agreement and its Trump-era successor, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
45% : On the issue of border and immigration, while Trump has issued threats, Sheinbaum has stressed the importance of cooperation.
44% : This trade war, plus other costs Sheinbaum could impose on U.S. investors, would also likely foment a coalition of opposition within the U.S. If Trump abrogates trade deals and imposes tariffs, he might convince investors to spend their next dollars in the U.S.
40% : And finally, she could play the "China card" -- that is, in the face of worsening United States-Mexico ties, Mexico could turn to Washington's biggest economic rival at a time when Beijing is seeking to assert more influence across Latin America.
37% : Trump is not immune to pressure from U.S. businesses.
37% : The deportation of undocumented immigrants that Trump has repeatedly promised would require other types of cooperation, such as processing border crossings, and Mexico could slow-walk this process.
35% : But Mexico has several options to push back on Trump by imposing high costs on U.S. interests.
34% : In sum, if Trump goes through with his threats, the result will be costs to consumers and businesses, plus a new opportunity for China.
29% : And third, Trump has floated the idea of using U.S. military power to confront narcotraffickers within Mexico -- which would directly impinge on Mexico's sovereignty and could generate more violence on both sides of the border.

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