Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Launches U.S.-Mexico Caucus as State Department Reviews Mexican Consulates

-Mexico caucus on Thursday aimed at strengthening ties between the two countries on trade, security and culture. Rep. Joaquin Castro, a Democrat of Texas and ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, and Rep.

Rudy Yakym, a Republican of Indiana, will serve as co-chairs. The caucus will consist of 10 inaugural members evenly split across the aisle. The 10 inaugural members include Reps. Pete Aguilar (D-CA), María Salazar (R-FL), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), Greg Stanton (D-AZ), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), and Don Bacon (R-NE).

The launch is being backed by the American Mexican Leadership Council, also known as AMLC, a new national organization debuting the same day.

U.S. Mexico maintains the largest foreign consular network in the United States. Mexican consulates provide documentation and legal aid to millions of Mexican citizens living across the country, with most concentrated in border states and cities with large Mexican American populations, including California, Texas and Arizona.

The review will examine the operations of Mexico’s consular network, which is the largest in the United States.

In 2020, the Trump administration ordered China's consulate in Houston to close. U.S. ordered Russia to close its consulate in San Francisco along with diplomatic facilities in Washington and New York.

-Mexico-Canada Agreement scheduled for July 1, 2026. U.S. politics.

-Mexico Caucus to strengthen the relationship between the United States and Mexico," Joaquin Castro said. " Rudy Yakym described the caucus's focus on economic and security stakes back home. "Hoosier manufacturers and farmers rely on Mexico for inputs and exports, while our communities count on a strong security relationship to keep fentanyl and other deadly drugs off the streets," he said.

" "Mexico and the United States are connected not only by our southern border, but also by mutual security challenges and shared economic interests," Michael McCaul said. " "Strengthening areas of collaboration — from agriculture to immigration to counter-narcotic efforts — will no doubt benefit both our nations and the broader region," he said.

U.S. Ambassador to Croatia Nathalie Rayes and led by president and CEO Sergio Gonzales. U.S. Treasurer Rosario Marín, former Transportation and Energy Secretary Federico Peña, and former House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Ileana Ros-Lehtinen.

"This is about creating opportunity, prosperity and economic security for communities across the United States," Sergio Gonzales said. "So many of the sectors that drive our economy, from agriculture to finance, innovation, and trade depend on a successful relationship with Mexico. " Nathalie Rayes framed the moment as one that demands politics step aside.

-Mexico relationship transcends politics," she said.