Why the Obama meeting might have been the real help to solve the Mexican visa issue

Canada’s decision the day prior to lift the visas in December only kicked the can down the road.

Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and U.S. President Barack Obama June 29 at the North American Leaders' Summit in Ottawa.The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Opinion

BY CARLO DADE

July 13, 2016

One of the highlights of the recently completed bilateral and trilateral North American summits in Canada was the agreement on ending the visa requirement for Mexican visitors to Canada. With the visa issue off the table, the Mexican president was able to come to Canada and the long-delayed NAFTA s...

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