Mexico and US Agree to Work on Supply Chains, Migration

Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard delivers remarks at the start of the U.S.-Mexico High Level Economic Dialogue (HLED) with the delegation from Mexico and the United States including U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris at the Eisenhower Office Building in Washington, on Sept. 9, 2021. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

MEXICO CITY/WASHINGTON—The United States and Mexico on Thursday agreed to work on making shared supply chains, especially for semiconductors, more competitive and invest in social programs to tackle migration, said top Mexican officials after high-level economic talks in Washington.

The so-called High-Level Economic Dialogue (HLED) was held for the first time in several years and the two sides also signaled they need greater cooperation to combat challenges of climate change and workers’ rights.