meets with the current president, enrique p he enieneto. there s been some interesting friction, recently. the new government of mexico has decided to change some of the parameters and the ways that for example, american d.e.a. and c.i.a. communicate with their counterparts here in mexico. they re changing the way they communicate. they re streamlining it according to the mexican government. some in washington are concerned that maybe they re closing some of the doors available for communication between agencies on both sides of the border. yesterday the president met with president pena nieto. in a joint press conference they were clear both sides are on the same page as far as the fight against narco terrorism and also immigration. this san important issue for the united states, as we know, and also for mexico. and jose, i know that you re going to be, we re watching live
ceo, coca-cola was there, the ceo of marriott was there, other industries that care about immigration reform and that business community needs to join with the faith community. to make sure this gets pushed over the finish line. and at the same time, the business community can be divided, small business and big business can be on separate tracks. the agricultural industries also concerned about their sector. it always seems as though it gets to a point and then politics intervene. election politics, 2014 politics. and maybe last year s politics do as well. i think part of the reason there is a moment, there is an opportunity here, people recognize that the demographics are shifting and we just need to deal with this if we re going to remain the most entrepreneurial nation. the way i phrase it is immigration is not just a problem we need to solve. it s an opportunity we need to seize if we re going to remain entrepreneurial. many of our great companies were started by immigrants. 40
and while there s an effort now by joe manchin, pat toomey to bring it back and try to change it enough so that people can change their votes credibly, it s a real longshot. well it s interesting, two issues that came up as you mentioned. one are gun control and one are immigration. and while both of those are incredibly important for mexico and the population there, and the security efforts, they re both domestic issues and the mexican government response from the mexican president, was to say we wish the president well in these efforts that he has, but we re not going to enter into these debates. we do understand the domestic politics in the united states around these issues, gun control and immigration are incredibly important and very complicated. i want to ask you and jose also about the bigger picture. from the mexican standpoint from the standpoint of latin america, which has really been ignored by the administration as we ve fought two wars and dealt with the european fisca
it s pretty much part and parcel of american history that latin america is ignored until something bad happens and they have to deal with it. the fact is and shannon was talking about this, there are parts of mexico that that are booming economically. leon, merchandising and auto industry and the border areas you have car companies and the united states that has, that have in mexico, the issue of immigration is important and the issue of the economy is important and the issue of drugs is important. the president today in his speech to young people talked about how he s aware that the united states also has a responsibility with the blood that has been shed and is continued to be shed here in mexico. because american consumers want illegal drugs. it s no coincidence that the drug cartels are based in the northern parts of the mexico. because they want to be as close to their clients as possible. every line of cocaine that is snorted up somebody s nose in
states right now doesn t reflect our values. that s one of the reasons i acted to lift the shadow of deportation from what we call the dreamers. young people brought to the united states as children. and that s why i m working with our congress it pass common-sense immigration reform this year. and i am optimistic that after years of trying, we are going to get it done this year. i m absolutely convinced of it. joining me for our daily fix, jose diaz balard of telemundo and latin council on foreign relations. how did the trip go so far? this is the big trip, you ve got a new mexican president, a lot of issues, immigration, guns. and the economic ties between our two countries. good afternoon, andrea, the trip went extremely well this is the fourth visit by president obama, the fourth time since his re-election. the first time here in mexico he