In this era, the government can’t get away with stealing elections, throwing political opponents in jail, expropriating foreign or domestic private assets, large-scale corruption, or profligate spending. The degree of economic integration with the United States and Canada – which together account for the great bulk of Mexico’s trade, tourism, foreign investment, and remittances – make it especially difficult for the country to be impervious to foreign criticism.
别国的压力如今也已经不容忽视。只有遵守了在劳动者权益，环境，自由公平选举，私有财产和人权方面的义务，墨西哥才能拥有发言权。在这个时代，没有政府能在选举舞弊、关押政治反对派、没收国内外私人财产，大规模腐败或者挥霍公款之后逍遥法外。而与美国和加拿大经济的高度整合——总共占了墨西哥贸易、旅游，外国投资和境外汇款的绝大部分——也使该国难以对外国批评置若罔闻。