Posted on 11/09/2016 9:26:28 AM PST by BradtotheBone
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Hours after the United States elected Donald Trump to be its next president, Mexico began carefully laying the groundwork for a relationship with a new leader who campaigned against its citizens and threatened to wreak havoc with its economy.
President Enrique Pena Nieto sent a series of messages from his official Twitter account Wednesday morning, congratulating not Trump himself but the American electorate, and said he was ready to work with Trump to advance the countries' relationship.
"Mexico and the United States are friends, partners and allies that must continue collaborating for the competitiveness and development of North America," Pena Nieto wrote.
The messages came shortly after Mexico's Treasury Secretary Jose Antonio Meade tried to strike a reassuring tone in a news conference by saying that Mexico's financial position is strong in the face of a falling peso. He says no immediate actions are planned.
But the threat is real. The United States is Mexico's largest trading partner and the North American Free Trade Agreement, which Trump has said he wants to re-negotiate, is the backbone of that commerce.
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I know a few “undocumented” people here in the Austin, Texas area. Today one of them told me, “We are now going to be treated like the Jews in Nazi Germany.” After she calmed down, I told her that no one intends to round up all the “undocumented” (How I despise that word!) people, place them in concentration camps, and exterminate them.
I told her there are ways to come to the United States legally; that Donald Trump and Republicans love LEGAL immigrants; that the reason we need people to come here LEAGALLY is to prevent terrorists and other undesirable people coming here and harming citizens.
She said, “I don’t harm anyone.” I asked if the job she is doing could and should be done by an American citizen or an alien with permission to be here and work here. She walked off in a huff.
My advice to Mexico is to call your citizens back home and to stop them at the border as I expect the new immigration law will result in hefty penalties for ILLEGAL ALIENS up to an including being deported for life with no option to every legally set foot in the USA even as a tourist.
Something like 2% of their economy is remittances from the US.
Plenty of money to build the Wall.
Ironically the peso tanking means that any dollars sent to Mexico from the US are worth a ton more there now so Mexican families of illegals will benefit greatly in the short term from Trump’s election.
The US and UK are civilized.
Rise up against the elites in Mexico and
blood will run through the streets.
Mexico is sad because all of south america traipses through on tue way here. If there is a block coming into here, the riff raf will be in Mexico. Then they have to work their southern border, not like they do now.
"its citizens"???
Now wait a minute! I thought you guys said that these illegals were American citizens by virtue of their hard work! That's why they should be allowed to vote, right? Isn't that what Hillary was telling us?
> “Hours after the United States elected Donald Trump to be its next president, Mexico began carefully laying the groundwork for a relationship with a new leader who campaigned against its ***citizens*** and threatened to wreak havoc with its economy.”
***citizens***?
Donald NEVER campaigned against Mexican citizens. He campaigned against the narco-backed leadership that were emptying their prisons of criminals and sending them north illegally to steal from and murder innocent Americans.
Yes, she does.
Yeah poor Mexico..they will actually have to take care of their OWN PEOPLE instead of sending their criminals here to America for US to take care of..we dont want them..BUILD THAT WALL!!!
ATTENTION!
Crossing over this border without proper permission can result in jail, prosecution and DEATH.
Trespass at your own risk!
And that’s billions “B” of dollars that won’t be spent inside the U.S. supporting business here.
We have done everything humanly possible to undermine local economies in this nation.
Maybe it’s time to think about putting limits on folks sending money out of the nation.
If your heart is in Mexico, then move there.
Mexico can start by fixing their nation so people would not need to leave.
MMGFO!
Make Mexico Great For Once.
That kind of confirms we did the right thing last night.
Moreover, as with the rapefugees, the ones they send are mostly unmarried men of military age - the exact ones that have the energy to do violent revolution. They would prefer they do it here than at home.
Those Mexican born illegals and even legal immigrants do not give a shxx about American citizenship. They are Mexicans forever. It is American goodies they want and most would gladly go back to Mexico if could make a decent living there.
No, Nieto. We Americans have experienced what Mexico defines as collaboration and we resoundingly rejected it, last night. You are the awful neighbor whose kids throw their toys all over our lawn, whose dog craps on our porch and who fails to maintain their home. We are putting up our privacy fence and throwing all your crap back over into your yard. Clean up your house or this HOA is fining you and suspending your privileges.
Should we give them a grace period to GTFO on their own?
Run, illegals, run.
Straight to the northern border of your home country.
GTFOOMC!!
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