Trump tariff threat on Mexico pushes water talks forward, raising hopes — and doubts — on both sides of the border

By Matt Wilson and Anayancy Ulloa

President Donald Trump’s tariff threat on Monday pushed U.S.–Mexico water negotiations forward, raising hope on both sides of the border for a long-term solution to the binational water crisis.

In the shorter term, both Mexican and U.S. water advocates in South Texas — who agree on near-catastrophic water conditions — are less likely to find common ground on the issue.

Mexico has regularly failed to meet water delivery quotas stipulated in a 1944 Water Treaty that delineates how the water should be shared between both countries.