MEXICO'S WAGON IS HITCHED TO A FALLING STAR

摘要

Every day, thousands of trucks rumble through border checkpoints, bearing cars and computers and other cargo to the great markets of El Norte. For the better part of a decade, Mexico has worked mightily to hitch its economy to that of its northern neighbor. Now the U. S. could be sliding into a deep reces-sion after a wave of terrorist attacks, and Mexico, too, will pay the price. From border boomtowns such as Ciudad Juarez to the seaside resort of Cancun, all will feel the effects of a U. S. retrenchment.