EXCLUSIVE: Mexico Is Open to ‘More U.S. Boots on the Ground’ in War on Cartels

President Sheinbaum, having previously spoken against American intervention in battle against the crime lords, is changing her tune.

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President Trump talks with reporters as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House, January 30, 2025. AP/Evan Vucci

In a new twist, Mexicans who in the past resisted the idea of American “boots on the ground” to aid their country’s fight against crime cartels are now increasingly open to it, The New York Sun has learned. President Trump, in contrast, is launching a tariff battle against the southern neighbor, citing the flow of fentanyl.  

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