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“We’ll see you in a little while in McAllen, Texas,” read the caption, which went on to express the group’s hope to perform one day in the United States, following the path of many regional Mexican ensembles that have found binational success.

“The Mexican government would face tremendous domestic pressure to respond in the strongest possible terms — including severing diplomatic relations with the U.S. and collapsing binational cooperation on migration and security, among other topics,” wrote Flores-Macías.

Last year, binational goods trade reached almost $840 billion.

Also flown to the United States in a dramatic illustration of binational security collaboration were alleged drug lords affiliated with some of the six Mexican organized crime groups that Trump’s White House branded “foreign terrorist organizations.”

Already casting a shadow on binational relations are Trump’s threats to impose tariffs of 25% on Mexican imports if the country does not do more to stop U.S.-bound undocumented immigrants and the smuggling of fentanyl.