It seems Latin America has never been as aligned as it is now. Some evidence of this has come in the form of a speech made by Argentine president Nestor Kirchner on a recent trip to Mexico City, in which he condemned the proposed wall between Mexico and the United States. In his speech before the Mexican senate, Kirchner said:

“I want to make it clear to all of you that there in nothing but repudiation of the Argentine people towards the dreadful wall that is being built between our sister nation Mexico, and the United States,” said the president, who couldn’t finish the sentence because he was interrupted by the applause of legislators.

Though Kirchner was in Mexico to sign a trade agreement with president Felipe Calderon, the Argentine leader took the time, in the context of his condemnation of the border wall, to reflect on the generosity of Mexico towards his country in times of national strife:

“I want to give profound recognition to the people of Mexico and its various governments that were in power when our people were experiencing the horrible dictatorship of 1976. Mexico opened its doors, its hearts, to thousands of intellectuals, students and workers who were committed to the building of just, independent and democratic nations, and who were expelled if not murdered by our own country. We are eternally grateful and we will never forget this gesture.”

Kirchner called on those building “the wall of shame” to “rethink and understand that the world has to work by other means: by peace, conciliation, respect towards diversity and respect towards all the nations of the world.”

Earlier this year, the European Union also took a stance of condemnation of the border wall.

Via / Pagina 12 (Argentina)

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