By Griselda Nevarez | Phoenix New Times
Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton sent a clear message to Mexican leaders this past weekend, emphasizing that the election of Donald Trump will not change Phoenix’s commitment to strengthen ties with Mexico.
“We’re not going to change our commitment to building a closer relationship with the people of Mexico,” Stanton said in an interview with New Times. “Mexico has a friend not only in myself, but mayors across the country. That doesn’t change because of the election of one person.”
Stanton added that any attempt by the Trump administration to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border would be opposed by the City of Phoenix, as would any attempts to “turn our local police department into mass deportation forces” or to “make it harder to do business with Mexico.”
