The Senate rejected Donald Trump's threats to close the border

The Senate of the Republic Wednesday rejected the constant threats to close the border of US President Donald Trump and stressed that his expressions were caused by the past xenophobic attitudes, prompted "hate crimes" and discrimination against the Hispanic community in the United States.

The president of the Political Coordination Committee in the Senate, Ricardo Monreal, made known the position of this legislature before the accusations of Trump around the issue of migration.

In this regard, noted that the expressions of the President "degrade the historical friendship"which has characterized the bilateral relationship and they ignore the spirit of cooperation that the Mexican state has shown in finding solutions to shared challenges between the two countries.

"In recent days, US President Donald Trump has issued various statements, emanating from both his official social networks and the media, in which: accuses and disqualifies the government of Mexico and the Mexicans like the migrant community, and threatens the closing the border that the two countries share ", says the letter that was read in the Senate and that he was sent to the same American body.

The message also stated that "similar expressions expressed in the past have incited xenophobic attitudes and give way to hate crimes and discrimination against the Hispanic community in the United States ".

With regard to the wall of the border that Donald Trump is determined to build, the letter says that "cMissing the border between the two nations implies agravor for the national community that resides in Mexico and the United States and violates the important trade relationship that exists between the two countries. "

Who was the letter sent to?

Monreal, who read the letter, noted that Trump's statements and expressions "degrade the historical friendship that characterized the bilateral relations and ignored the spirit of cooperation "that the Mexican government has always shown to find solutions to the challenges that both countries faced as a result of the these intense links what is there

"In response to this complaint, the Senate of the Republic presents a formal and vigorous protest and repudiates the expressions expressed by President Trump, "says the letter.

"The Senate will always support efforts to formulate and implement a migration policy that our region deserves, which promotes unrestricted respect for human rights and promotes migratory flows in an orderly and regular manner, "concluded the document.

Ricardo Monreal reported that said text, sent Tuesday, was addressed to the leaders of the US Senate. Mitch McConnell and Chuck Schumer, respectively.

The politician explained that the cooperation and understanding between Mexico and the United States "should be the pillars" of our bilateral relations and the two Senates should play a central role in guaranteeing them.

Yesterday, the US president said that he was ready "100%" to close the border with Mexicoalthough he acknowledged that his decision could have been Negative consequences" in the American economy.

A few hours later, the Chancellor of Mexico, Marcelo Ebrard, ruled out a total closure of the border.

For his part, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, from the left warned this Wednesday that no it is convenient to close the border between Mexico and the United States.

"It is not practical for anyone to close the border, it is not recommendedsaid Lopez Obrador during his morning conference during which he also declared himself "optimistic".