ABSTRACT
Increasing interdependence between the United States and Mexico is only beginning to be taken into consideration as a guide to policy, on the northern side of the border. The most obvious instances are in agriculture, employment, energy, and finance. Mexico's performance in these areas is having an increasingly obvious impact on the US through trade, migration, and debt relations. The industrial links between the two countries, on the other hand, have yet to be considered significant by most policy makers despite important effects on certain sectors and regions. In Mexico, on the other hand, US investment has long been dominant in key sectors of the economy; two thirds of Mexico's trade is with the US and American products, tastes, and advertising are ubiquitous. The US is only beginning to awaken to the demand potential of its southern neighbor as Mexico's population becomes a full participant in the development process.
