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Todd Benman, senior fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies, explains that Mexico’s efforts appear to be more "show of force" than a decisive crackdown at this stage. The Mexican government seems torn between its historical reluctance to confront the cartels directly and the mounting pressure to do so—a difficult balancing act complicated by economic threat tactics, such as trade tariffs, that trade partners like the U.S. have threatened to impose.