México-Estados Unidos: ？Hacia una nueva diplomacia?

mexico？s foreign policy is designed to protect national interests, as it happens with any other nation. its international policy serves as a powerful engine which main purpose is to reach such national goals as poverty eradication, to regain personal safety and to create opportunities, among others. throughout mexico？s history, the country？s foreign policy has set itself apart because of its high level of continuity. it is possible to understand this policy as one that has been guided by the self determination of the mexican people, by being noninterventionist, by the peaceful solution of controversial issues and the legal equality among the states. the estrada doctrine is just one example where it is easy to see how the relationship between mexico and the united states has influenced the way mexico defines its foreign policy. for the year 2009, mexican immigrants in the united states were 11.4 millions, a number not too different to the 11.6 millions in 2008 and the 11.2 in 2007. these figures illustrate the dependency that each nation has on each other. however nowadays there are different challenges that imply the creation of a new bilateral agenda that answers to terrorism threats, organized crime, migration and natural resources administration, among others. which are the main characteristics of mexico？s foreign policy in respect to the united states? what are the differences between the foreign policy the pri kept for 71 years compared to the one implemented during the last 12 years? which would be the future of the free trade agreement and that of an immigration reform?.