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      "id": 103621,
      "date": "1998-03-20",
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      "title": "Drug Certification of Mexico in 1998: Arguments For and Against Congressional Resolutions of Disapproval",
      "summary": "This report presents arguments for and against congressional resolutions which have been\nintroduced\nto disapprove President Clinton's February 26, 1998 certification of Mexico as a fully cooperative\ncountry in efforts to control illicit narcotics.  (1)  These resolutions, which must\nbe approved within 30\ncalendar days of the President's certification, would disapprove the President's certification and\nrequire the withholding of assistance and support from Mexico ( S.J.Res. 42 ), or they\nwould disapprove the President's certification, but would permit him to avoid withholding of\nassistance if he determined that vital national interests required such assistance ( S.J.Res. 43 ,  H.J.Res. 114 ). Arguments for such resolutions include that Mexico's performance\ndoes not justify certification, that Mexico has failed to take adequate action against corruption and\ndrug traffickers, and that such action would send a message of seriousness that would encourage\ngreater Mexican efforts. Arguments against such resolutions include that the action would be seen\nas a unilateral and punitive approach, that disapproval of Mexico might have negative U.S. effects\nand might fail to encourage greater Mexican cooperation in counter-narcotics efforts, and that\ndisapproval may negatively affect other areas of bilateral cooperation. \n     1.  \u00a0This report draws from  Drug Certification of Mexico\nin 1997: Arguments For and Against Resolutions of\nDisapproval , CRS Report 97-329, March 8, 1997, by K. Larry Storrs. For tracking legislative\naction, see\n Mexican Drug Certification Issues: U.S. Congressional Action, 1986-1998,   CRS Report 98-174  F, March\n6, 1998; and  Mexico-U.S. Relations: Issues for the 105th Congress , CRS Issue Brief\n97028, by K. Larry\nStorrs. For details on the certification process, see  Narcotics Certification and Mexico:\nQuestions and\nAnswers , CRS Report 97-320 F, March 6, 1997, by Raphael F. Perl, Jonathan Sanford, and\nK. Larry Storrs. \nFor details on Mexican counter-narcotics efforts in Zedillo's presidency, see  Mexico's Counter-\nNarcotics\nEfforts Under Zedillo,  CRS Report 98-161 F, March 4, 1998, by K. Larry Storrs.",
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    "Foreign Affairs",
    "Latin American Affairs",
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