Jan 9, 2026. Speaking to La Opinión, Gaspar Rivera-Salgado (director, UCLA Center for Mexican Studies) said, "There is a real danger of a unilateral incursion [in Mexico]... The United States has the military capability and has been obtaining military intelligence, but what we already have in front of us is a real sign... that the president today [Trump] is willing to use force." (In Spanish)