Mexico’s Relationships with the Region

House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere · December 18, 2025

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Chair Maria Salazar opening: purpose and critique of Mexico

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Chair Maria Salazar opened the subcommittee, framed the hearing to examine Mexico's regional relationships and recent U.S. State Department and administration actions, accused Mexico of sending 55 oil tankers to Cuba (valued over $3 billion) and of participating in a Cuban doctors program she described as coercive (claiming doctors receive only 5% of pay), and called for stronger Mexican action on drugs, violence and extraditions; she introduced the Dignity Act she sponsors.

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Congressional subcommittee hearing examined U.S.-Mexico relations, focusing on cartel violence, fentanyl precursors and precursor control, intelligence and enforcement cooperation, maritime strikes in the Caribbean, alleged forced‑labor practices in Cuba’s medical missions, and U.S. trade and policy levers including the upcoming USMCA review.

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