U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's promises of mass deportations and trade barriers will likely fuel unemployment and inflation in some Latin American countries, deteriorating socio-economic and security conditions; and while the Trump administration may provide political support to like-minded governments in the region, this is unlikely to substantially impact U.S. investment decisions. Trump's victory in the Nov. 5 U.S. presidential election has triggered questions across Latin America about what his policies for the region will look like. During his first term in office, Trump's Latin America policies focused primarily on three areas: immigration, trade and ideology. On immigration, Trump sought to further secure the U.S.-Mexico border (including by proposing to build a wall), and also engaged with countries in the region to reduce migrant flows. On trade, the Trump administration renegotiated NAFTA into the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement and imposed tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from countries like Brazil and Argentina. And...
