Immigration is always a hot topic in Mexican and US politics, especially during an electoral year for both countries. US President Barack Obama stoked the fires by promising during the VI Summit of the Americas last month to push for an immigration reform in the first year of a second term. This is a promise he would be unlikely to be able to keep, as the Republicans would have to suffer a serious reverse in congressional elections, but it was designed as a gesture to the large Latino vote in the country. Immigration is one of three topics, along with…

MEXICO | Chinese market open for pork exports. Mexico’s agriculture ministry announced this week that the Chinese government has formally opened up its domestic market to Mexican pork meat after it confirmed the certification of a number of Mexican firms as accepted exporters. According to a statement issued by the agriculture ministry, five pork meat producing plants in the state of Sonora have been authorised to export their products to China. The ministry estimates that with the opening of the Chinese market, Mexico’s pork meat exports could increase by as much as 33%. In 2011 Mexico exported some 64,230 tonnes…