9/11 Attacks Shelve US-Mexico Immigration Deal

Al-Qaeda attacks on New York and Washington, D.C. occur just five days after the Fox-Bush immigration framework summit. The US immediately pivots to counterterrorism and border security. Fox orders precautionary measures in Mexico and expresses solidarity with the United States. The 'whole enchilada' immigration agenda is immediately sidelined and never formally revived. The border security paradigm replaces the immigration reform paradigm as the dominant frame for the bilateral relationship for the remainder of Fox's presidency.