Rumblings in U.S.-Mexico relationship

By Antonio Garza
Originally published May 8, 2010 at 12:04 a.m., updated May 8, 2010 at 12:05 a.m.

The ties that link Mexico and the United States are deep and binding. Yet despite the wide set of interests we share, cooperation between the two countries has been – at times and perhaps at risk of understatement – a struggle.

While we’ve seen an extraordinary amount of engagement from U.S. and Mexican officials, clearly frustration is mounting on both sides of the border as no one appears satisfied with the pace of progress on security and immigration.

Arizona’s recently passed immigration law is a bit akin to pouring gasoline on a small brushfire.

Mexican President Felipe Calderón minced few words recently when he said Arizona’s new law “opens the door to intolerance, hate, discrimination and abuse in law enforcement.â€