President Trump vowed to designate Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations during his inaugural address Monday, a move that could upend the current strong relationship between Mexico and the U.S. Experts are now warning the decision could also hurt the economy.
Just hours after assuming office, the new president issued an executive order asserting the cartels' activities threatened the security of the United States. "Nearly all illegal traffic across the southern border" is controlled by the crime groups, the document said. "In certain portions of Mexico, they function as quasi-governmental entities."
