Trump unwelcome in state
A state lawmaker asked the Baja California governor and mayors to avoid providing support of any kind in case Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump seeks to visit the state.
Assemblyman Juan Molina demanded Gov. Francisco Vega to not give under any circumstances special treatment, logistic support, honor, privilege or lodging to the businessman turned politician.
“Such a person has disrespected our families, our parents, our children and has denigrated out entire country, and this is something we cannot tolerate,” he said.
“We must remember what Gen. Emiliano Zapata once said, ‘Those who want to become eagles, fly; those who want to be worms, may they drag, but do not yell while being stepped on.”
Molina said it was unfortunate President Enrique Peña met with Trump, honoring him as a dignitary, which has been criticized by Mexicans.
The lawmaker said the samples of discredit, disrespect, slander and threats from the American candidate toward Mexicans must not be accepted, tolerated and neither applauded, given his denigration and negative misconceptions against everything related to Mexico or Mexicans.
“We are deeply aggravated by the unfortunate and xenophobic statements that against us the Republican Party presidential candidate has made,” he added.
“Since now we must tell this individual, in the name of every person proud of our country roots, to keep his insults and threats and stop looking for possible cause of issues and disgrace that impact his nation in other places that are in his country.”
Molina expressed his respect for those good, hard-working Americans, but showed his rejection against those who show their intolerance.
The lawmaker said Mexicans must not admit or tolerate baseless allegations due to the contribution to the American growth after crossing the border legally or illegally with the only goal of seeking a job to improve their family’s quality of life.
“Looking for a job does not turn them into drug addicts or sexual abusers, but people who deserve respect,” he said.