United States - Mexico: The Convergence of Foreign Policy Views in the Post-9/11 World.

This article looks at the intersections and interactions between the United States and Mexico in the issue realm of foreign policy. Specifically we will analyze the differences and possible convergence of views on the issues of terrorism, immigration, free trade agreements, drug trafficking, and the external use of foreign policy. We find that while there are differences of opinion, particularly in the application of force in Iraq and on free trade, there is much positive convergence in opinions on the issues of terrorism, immigration, and drug trafficking. Future relations between the United States and Mexico do not need to be conflictual as long as the media and leaders focus on the similarities, rather than differences, in public preferences between the populations of the two states. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]