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Caribbean-Latin America
Mexico says it won't react to Trump threats over border
2019-03-31
MEXICO CITY (AP) ‐ Mexico’s foreign relations secretary said Friday his country won’t react to U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats to close the U.S.-Mexico border, and its president even held a sort of impromptu poll on whether to respond.

Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard wrote on Twitter: "Mexico doesn’t act based on threats." He also said the Spanish-speaking country is "the best neighbor" the U.S. could have, saying about 1.5 million U.S. citizens live in Mexico.

Trump has implied he might close the border between both nations because Mexico isn’t doing enough to stop an influx of migrants from Central America ‐ prompting some Mexican commentators to demand a stronger U.S. response.

President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador waved those calls aside on Friday at a public event in Veracruz state, asking his assembled supporters for their views.

"Should we really maintain good relations with the government of President Donald Trump?" he asked the crowd, which responded with shouts of "Yes!"

"Let’s see the hands of those who think that I should respond each time he refers to Mexico," Lopez Obrador added. The response was silence.

"Let’s see the hands of those who think we should act with prudence," he added, and supporters raised their hands.
Posted by:Besoeker

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Posted by: Angoluse Snoter7633   2019-03-31 16:18  

#8  I'm afraid a lot of that cartel money corrupts our own politicians just like Mexico's. Close the damn border. Seal it up tight and we'll see how cocky AMLO is then.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2019-03-31 14:10  

#7  ...with the cartels, don't count that out yet.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2019-03-31 11:19  

#6   He also said the Spanish-speaking country is "the best neighbor" the U.S. could have,

True. When it comes to failed states, Mexico is better than most. We could have Somalia on our southern border.
Posted by: SteveS   2019-03-31 10:52  

#5  They will react when Monterrey industrial plants go idle. They will react when the cross border tourist spots go dormant. He needs to threaten remittances and that will stop this all. If he bans the cash transfer home, the country will starve to death.
Posted by: 49 Pan   2019-03-31 10:41  

#4  Give a day's notice every so often and watch cross-border tourism and trade dry up. Mexico will learn not to fuck with us
Posted by: Frank G   2019-03-31 08:04  

#3  Just make sure we don't interfere with Wells Fargo subsidiaries in their [Mexican] drug cartel money laundering "services".
Posted by: DooDahMan   2019-03-31 07:30  

#2  Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard wrote on Twitter: "Mexico doesn’t act based on threats."

And our gov't shouldn't be making any threats, just calculated and decisive actions !
Posted by: Besoeker   2019-03-31 07:27  

#1  Cut their foreign aid yesterday and impose a 10% 'withholding' on all money order remittances to Mexico. Let's see what they say then.
Posted by: Raj   2019-03-31 05:54  

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