{"id":19818,"date":"2026-09-18T12:00:46","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T18:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/miranda-partners.com\/news-and-content\/miranda-intelligence\/foreign-press-chatter\/mis-mexico-foreign-press-chatter-sep-11-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-11-05T21:44:26","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T03:44:26","slug":"mis-mexico-foreign-press-chatter-sep-11-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miranda-partners.com\/es\/news-and-content\/miranda-intelligence\/foreign-press-chatter\/mis-mexico-foreign-press-chatter-sep-11-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"MI\u2019s Mexico Foreign Press Chatter \u2013 Sep. 11, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n

Foreign Coverage on Mexico<\/strong><\/h3>

President Trump\u2019s immigration crackdown and increased surveillance of the border have pushed those who do attempt the crossing underground, as covered in the LA Times this week by Puente News Collaborative reporter Steve Fisher. Encounters with migrants along the border have plummeted, averaging 400 a day in July, down from thousands a day in 2022, but as a source quoted in the piece says, Stephen Miller\u2019s goal is to get to zero; this is pushing traffickers to use the hundreds of tunnels (linking into sewer drains, according to the report) that run beneath the two countries. \u201cThough the number of migrants apprehended while using tunnels appears to be relatively small \u2014 there are no hard statistics \u2014 authorities believe it is increasing, given the crackdown on the border and financial incentive for the cartels to smuggle people and not just drugs.\u201d Reuters also published a report on the consequences of Trump\u2019s strict immigration policies on Mexican border shelters, with occupancy down to about 15 per cent.<\/p>

Trade and the Mexican government\u2019s finances dominated economic news this week. Bloomberg reported on the proposed 2027 budget presented to Congress, particularly the 70 per cent cut (compared to 2026) in state funding earmarked to cover Pemex\u2019s debt, noting that \u201cthe company\u2019s debt load has fueled concerns its liabilities are pulling down sovereign bonds\u201d, as covered in various international outlets in recent weeks. Reuters reported that Mexico and the US are trying to \u201csprint\u201d to reach a bilateral trade deal before the US midterm elections, quoting six unnamed sources in both countries; this could deliver a political win for Trump (and more leverage against Canada) and more economic certainty for Mexico, where one source said \u201ctime is of the essence for the Mexican government.\u201d Bloomberg also covered the ongoing Mexico v Vulcan Materials litigation, which is looking less positive for the government than it did when an international arbitration ruling was first announced in July. An ICSID tribunal found Mexico breached its \u201cfair and equitable treatment\u201d obligations to Vulcan Materials Co. under NAFTA in its handling of the company\u2019s limestone operations near Playa del Carmen (shut down in 2018), though it rejected the company\u2019s other claims. Mexico was ordered to pay approximately US$15.9 million plus interest.<\/p>

In sports news, Reuters reported on Rafa M\u00e1rquez\u2019s ambitions as the new head coach of El Tri to \u201cbuild on the foundations laid by former coach Javier Aguirre\u201d and take them beyond the Round of 16 in the next World Cup (M\u00e1rquez played in five World Cups for the national team). A strange story about an alleged kidnapping orchestrated by Mexico captain Edson \u00c1lvarez (who plays for West Ham United) was covered by The Athletic\/NYT; a film producer who worked with \u00c1lvarez on a documentary claims he is owed money and that the football star tried to have him kidnapped in 2024. \u00c1lvarez has come out forcefully denying the allegations and says he will pursue legal action, stating \u201cI have nothing to do with the events being reported.\u201d<\/p>

Blogs destacados en ingl\u00e9s sobre M\u00e9xico<\/strong><\/h3>

The Mexico Political Economist examined the uneven impact, so far, of Sheinbaum\u2019s tariffs, which \u201chave led to a decline in imports from non-FTA countries, but concurrent imports from other countries [Vietnam, Taiwan] are notable\u201d, also noting that the projected robust increase in duty revenue hasn\u2019t materialised. In CrashOut, Ioan Grillo published his third and final instalment about El Chapo\u2019s son, Iv\u00e1n Archivaldo Guzm\u00e1n, and his role in catalysing the Sinaloa Cartel war in 2024. In Mexico Decoded, Viri R\u00edos argued that impunity is one reason, but not the only one, why Mexico can\u2019t \u201cdefeat the cartels\u201d, highlighting lack of resources and economic inequality as deeper structural reasons, which means that reducing crime \u201crequires reducing inequality and increasing the state\u2019s security resources by taxing the wealthiest.\u201d In Materia Gris, Eduardo Garc\u00eda looked at the 2027 federal budget and the fiscal constraints on the government and how they impact Mexican taxpayers: \u201cThe deeper question is whether Mexicans will be willing to hand over more of their money to an administration that, in the eyes of many, has yet to demonstrate that it knows how to use it \u2014 much less how to take care of it.\u201d And Miranda Intelligence\u2019s daily Substack covered key developments in energy, fintech, public affairs and politics in Mexico.<\/p>