Mexican Ambassador Rejects Claims of Weaponizing Migration and Political Interference

Responding to Allegations

• 🇲🇽 Ambassador Esteban Moctezuma directly refutes claims made by Peter Schweizer in his book "The Invisible Coup" that Mexican consulates in the U.S. are involved in political activities to influence elections.
• 💡 Moctezuma states that Mexico strictly adheres to the Vienna Convention, an international law governing consular activities.

Consular Role and Numbers

• 🎯 The ambassador explains that Mexico has 53 consulates in the U.S. to serve a large Mexican population and facilitate tourism and business, a number he argues is justified given the U.S. size and the number of Americans living in Mexico.
• 🇺🇸 He contrasts this with the U.S. having nine consulates in Mexico for a smaller American expatriate population.
• 🤝 The primary function of these consulates is to serve the Mexican community and assist American citizens traveling to Mexico.

Migration and Political Impact

• 📉 Moctezuma challenges the notion that Mexico uses migration as a weapon, pointing to a sharp decline in Mexican migration to the U.S. since the year 2000.
• 📈 He also notes that the number of Mexicans eligible to become U.S. citizens who have done so is relatively low, contradicting the idea of a strategic push for political influence.
• ⚔️ The ambassador dismisses the book's suggestion that Mexico aims to reclaim territory lost in the 1848 war as unbelievable, citing the vast disparity in military power between the two nations.