Obama’s praise of Mexico contrasts with his attitude toward the United States. “Some Americans only see the Mexico that is depicted in sensational headlines of violence and border crossings.” That criticism is leavened by an acknowledgement that “some Mexicans think that America disrespects Mexico, or thinks that America is trying to impose itself on Mexican sovereignty, or just wants to wall ourselves off.” Obama asserts that “it’s time for us to put the old mind-sets aside,” but he brought his old mindset to Mexico City. (Incidentally, it’s time for us to put the dash in “mindset” aside.)
Mexico is totally awesome and America needs to do better, says Obama
