Mexico has lots of energy. The United States needs it. According to the laws of supply and demand, natural gas and electricity should freely flow from one market to the other. Would that it were so simple.
Bad policies are in the way.
President George W. Bush and Mexican President Vicente Fox should discuss ways to eliminate or get around them when they meet today in Mr. Fox's hometown of San Cristobal, Guanajuato. No foreigners allowed. It's hurting you, and it's hurting us. Mexico isn't even producing enough natural gas and electricity to meet its own needs, let alone serve ours. Your Congress isn't about to change the law to allow foreigners in.