Obama Allays Mexico’s Fears About Trump’s Wall
Trump has said that the proposed 1000-mile-long, 30-ft-high wall will cost up to $10 billion and he will make Mexico pay for it.
By Rakesh Raman
The U.S. President Barack Obama spoke by phone on Monday with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto.
According to a White House communique, the two leaders discussed issues such as economic relations, combatting organized crime, managing migration, and strengthening the rule of law to the benefit of the American and Mexican people.
President Obama conveyed how much the United States values and depends upon its relationship and collaboration with Mexico.
Obama’s renewed confidence in U.S.-Mexico relations holds added significance, as the President-elect Donald Trump has been clamoring about a wall that he wants to build to stop the inflow of Mexicans into America.
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The businessman-turned-politician believes that Mexico has taken advantage of America, as Mexican gangs, drug traffickers, and cartels have freely exploited America’s open borders and committed a vast number of crimes inside the country.
Trump has said that the proposed 1000-mile-long, 30-ft-high wall will cost up to $10 billion and he will make Mexico pay for it.
Trump also had said in his election speeches that if he became the U.S. president, he will constitute a deportation army to shoo out 11 million illegal immigrants from the United States.
Although Obama has expressed his desire to have strong relations with Mexico, he will not have any influence on Trump if the latter decides to build the wall between Mexico and America.
President Peña Nieto commended President Obama for being a steadfast friend of the Mexican people and a committed partner.
By Rakesh Raman, who is a government award-winning journalist and runs free school for deserving children under his NGO – RMN Foundation.
