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U.S.-Mexico Border Now Safest in History, Says Ambassador Johnson
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Bilateral security cooperation and historic narcotics seizures yield concrete results on shared priorities, according to officials of both countries.
The U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, Ronald Johnson recognized that the U.S.-Mexican border is currently “the safest there has ever been in its history,” as quoted by the Mexican newspaper La Jornada.
Johnson stated this during the event he headed at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City for the 250th anniversary. In his speech, he also highlighted the work and collaboration with Mexico that has given “concrete results on priority issues,” which have benefited both nations. He added that drug overdoses in the U.S. have fallen by 35% and that authorities have seized more than 50% of firearms. He also highlighted Mexico’s historic seizures of narcotics and the dismantling of thousands of drug labs.
On X, he posted that with the leadership of President Trump and President Claudia Sheinbaum, “we’re delivering results that make both our nations safer, stronger, and more prosperous,” and added that the U.S. and Mexico are “building a partnership that will be the envy of the rest of the world.”
Meanwhile, Mexico’s Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Roberto Velasco, emphasized that the security cooperation with the U.S rests on four pillars that President Sheinbaum outlined: sovereignty and territorial integrity; shared and differentiated responsibility, mutual respect and trust; and cooperation without subordination. He added that President Sheinbaum, President Trump, and both governments maintain a “direct, frank, and constant communication.”
Velasco highlighted that the protection of the human rights of Mexicans in the U.S. is a top priority for Mexico.
“With the frankness that friendship allows, I want to mention a matter of utmost importance for Mexico: the protection of the human rights of our citizens in the United States. This is the very reason for the existence of our consular network in the United States.”
He concluded by highlighting that in 2025 Mexico was the main trading partner of 17 U.S. states and that bilateral trade reached 272 billion dollars.
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