“Amid months of threats by US leaders to attack drug gangs in Mexico, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum slapped back Monday against President Donald Trump’s assertion that her country is the “epicenter” of cartel violence by urging him to stem the flow of illegal arms across the border—and domestic demand for illicit narcotics.
“”If the flow of illegal weapons from the United States into Mexico were stopped, these groups wouldn’t have access to this type of high-powered weaponry to carry out their criminal activities,” Sheinabum said during her daily press briefing, citing a 2025 US Department of Justice report showing that approximately 3 in 4 guns used by Mexican criminal organizations were illicitly trafficked across the international border.”
I struggle to find my position on this a lot. My wife is from Mexico and I completely understand that the US is responsible for the flood of firearms (and thus violence) into Mexico.
At the same time, you can simply drive in to Tijuana without stopping. No checking in, no inspections, no ID checks. You simply drive in. So there has to be some sort of responsibility there on the part of Mexico right? Is there something I’m missing about this particular aspect?
