Weekly Letter 70

Obama to insist on Security, Immigration and Economy in US relations with Mexico

more Recent deterioration of security in Mexico recently led American intelligence analysts to consider their southern neighbor as a “failing state”. Mexican President Calderon was in DC to meet with US leaders and policymakers.

President Bush: (...) I want to talk about two subjects quickly. One, Americans are concerned about the battle that's taking place in Mexico, and I want our fellow citizens to understand that this man understands the responsibilities of government to provide security; that he will not allow his country, or parts of his country, to be taken over by narco-traffickers; and that the United States of America wants to share and help deal with the issue on both sides of the border. The less drugs we use, the less pressure there will be in Mexico. We have got responsibilities to help prevent guns from going from the United States into Mexico.

(...) And secondly, I want to thank you for your steadfast support of trade. I'm a big, strong believer in NAFTA. NAFTA has been good for the United States of America, and NAFTA has been good for Mexico. And I want to thank you for that.
President Calderon: (...) With regard to the issues that President Bush has raised, I want to say that our administration has made a crucial decision in this regard. We are going to be promoting law, we are going to be promoting order in our country. We will be promoting the rule of law for all Mexicans. We have worked jointly in this regard. We have worked together on the drug trafficking combat front. We have worked together to combat organized crime. This is not an isolated problem for any country. This is a common problem that affects us both. And in order to do so, we have worked together and we have made this resolution.

Keywords: USA, Mexico, Bush, Obama, Calderon, Clinton, Pelosi, NAFTA, Security, Border, Immigration, Narco-traffick

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