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Marcelo Ebrard, head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE) described as “ignorant” and “racist” the comments recently made by the Republican Senator for Louisiana, John Neely Kennedy, regarding the relationship between Mexico and the United States and the actions being taken in response to the end of restrictions on immigration asylum (Title 42) and fentanyl trafficking.

Marcelo Ebrard: Well, let me tell you the following. First of all, I would like to say to Senator Kennedy that he is a profoundly ignorant man. I say this because Mexico is one of the countries in the world that has contributed the most to prevent fentanyl pills from reaching the United States.

It is a conclusive fact, as we have stated in many forums. This has cost Mexico the lives of many people, officers of different institutions and citizens. As far as we can see, he doesn’t know this or pretends not to know.

Second question. Perhaps his question should be: why is it that upon leaving the Senate you can easily get fentanyl in the United States just by walking outside out of that office where he is? Or maybe from his very office you can also order fentanyl online. With that being said it’s a fallacy to send a force to Mexico when in the United States you have fentanyl circulating everywhere.

We are working together. Because that is the productive and sensible thing to do. What you have just heard is a self-serving position for the political process against Mexico.  And we are not going to allow it. That is why we will not remain silent.

And I would like to add something else. I said this yesterday and I reiterate it today. He’s very ignorant because he doesn’t know our civilizations from which we come, that of the Mayan civilization. A thousand years before Galileo they studied the solar system and created the most accurate calendar in the world. This was a thousand years before. That is where we come from, that is Mexico.

This man is profoundly ignorant. He does not know. We are going to invite him so that he can see what Mexico is, where Mexico comes from. And the great civilizations that gave us our origin. And today we are for the US their main partner. And their most loyal ally. So we won’t allow this. From here we say we reject it, all the strategy that they are doing, which is a racist and false strategy against our country.

And we will be saying it clearly because if nothing is said and we remain silent. First of all, it would be like us accepting that our national pride be trampled on. This is something we would never allow. Secondly, it would also be like us accepting and encouraging them to take these kind of measures because nobody says anything to them.

So we are not going to allow it. The senator is a persona non grata in Mexico. But in addition, he is also a liar to the citizens of the United States. Thank you very much.

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