Posted on 02/25/2017 10:01:04 AM PST by Olog-hai
The first Latin American president to visit Donald Trump at the White House told the U.S. leader Friday he prefers “bridges to walls,” sending him a gentle rebuke of his controversial proposal to build a wall along the border with Mexico.
Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, a U.S.-educated former Wall Street banker, has emerged as an unlikely leader in Latin America, taking a strong stand against Trump’s “America First” agenda while many in the region remain silent.
Kuczynski, 78, characterized his meeting with Trump as “cordial and constructive” and said he told Trump he was interested in the free movement of people — “legally,” he emphasized — and also spoke about trade and economic development.
Kuczynski harshly criticized Trump during the U.S. presidential campaign, joking he would cut diplomatic relations with the U.S. “with a saw” if Trump followed through on his pledge to build a wall with Mexico, which he compared to the Berlin Wall. On Friday, he made a point of saying “we prefer bridges to walls.” …
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I like bridges too. They make excellent checkpoints to guard against criminals from entering your territory and facilitate commerce for law abiding people. I hope Trump puts some toll bridges on the border wall. That should help finance the maintenance of the wall.
No problem, and you don’t need bridges el Presidente!
Just open up your ports on the Pacific Ocean, and we can send millions from California, Oregone and Washington.
Please install one way turnstills which only allow your newly welcomed immigrants to enter and not come back on the ship.
List of your ports below:
http://www.worldportsource.com/ports/PER.php
My niece and her husband just got back from PEERU a year ago. They had no trouble getting in, but when they went to the airport to leave, they were detained and had a hell of a time getting out. Why , I didnt get a chance to ask them, but my brother said they dang near ended going to the American authoriies in that country.
They went to see Machu..
Yes, we need a lot of Abimael Guzman types here. Yep.
And how many Peruvians is he exporting illegally to Chile?
Moronic pablum.
The two are not exclusive of each other. There are places where bridges are needed and places where walls are needed.
I bet this idiot’s compound has some hefty wall or fence surrounding it with plenty of guards.
Start with Paterson NJ
Maybe in spanish “sharp-tipped iron fence” means “bridge”. The guy is 87 and will likely die soon...so what does he care about anything? Also, his doesn’t sound very “chilean” so he probably is an illegal alien invader from europe. What a putz.
I bet a lot of “imm9igrants” are just aching to go to chile to partake of guinea pig.
Problem solved!
We could even lend a helping hand! We can pay their travel costs from the U.S.A.!
All Illegals, Pack! You're headed for BEAUTIFUL PERU!
Here's the thing Kuczynski -- we don't need Peru's approval or her trade.
I have relatives who vowed to move to Canada if Trump won. I'm still waiting for them to keep their promise. I'm still waiting -- LOL!!
Kuczinski, you stink.
Looks like we found the home for all the criminal migrants in the United States!
I’m all for bridges too. How about a bridge to Canada. That would be fine.
Wonderful!
Help us build bridges to transport illegal alien Peruvians in the U.S. straight back to Peru.
Put your sanctimonious efforts where your mouth is!
Every little bit helps!
I sincerely hope that we are not sending foreign aid of any kind to Peru! And, if we are, stop forthwith.
Any other similar countries have a similar whine?
Speak right up.
Rinse and repeat.
I left my Ouija Board in my other suit.
We have too many now.
But as long as they're all one way...
Actually I was talking about one from Mexico to Canada that spans the U.S. :)
Just makes me look forward to that big, beautiful wall even more.
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