... [T]he worst thing that can happen to us is that our main trading partner falls into the clutches of authoritarianism. This is not an exaggeration, it is a latent reality.
[T]here is an audience willing to believe anything about Mexico, already presented in films and television series as a place where illegality and violence flourish[.]
The U.S. is experiencing concern about the possibilities of political violence and the fear that it will go beyond what today appear to be threats to legislators.