; Whereas Mexico has assisted the United States in extraditing criminals and fugitives of United States law captured in Mexico and such cooperation has increased substantially, with 12 extraditions in 2000 and 79 in 2016; Whereas Mexico has been an important partner in stanching the flow of illegal migrants from Central America bound for the United States, by deporting hundreds of thousands from Mexico before they reach the United States border; Whereas Mexico is second to only Canada in energy trade with the United States, provides crude oil to the United States, and imports rapidly growing volumes of both petroleum products and natural gas from the United States; Whereas recent changes to Mexico’s Constitution allow for further cooperation between the United States and Mexico to develop North American energy resources to the benefit of both countries; Whereas, in 2015, the largest share of business and tourist travelers to the United States were from Mexico; Whereas the number of United States citizens living in Mexico has steadily increased and exceeded 1,000,000 in 2017, making United States citizens in Mexico the world’s largest United States expatriate community; Whereas Mexico is an active participant in international affairs through its membership in the United Nations and the Organization of American States, and hosted the G–20 Leaders’ Summit in 2012; Whereas the United States and Mexico maintain a robust education exchange program called the United States-Mexico Bilateral Forum on Higher Education, Innovation, and Research that strengthens student mobility between the United States and Mexico, aiming to send 100,000 Mexican students to the United States and 50,000 United States students to Mexico by 2018