NBC News
By Brian Latimer
February 8, 2016
A
former Mexican president had some tough words when asked about GOP
candidate Donald Trump's much-touted plan to build a border wall that he
says will be paid for by
Mexico.
"We
are not going to pay any single cent for such a stupid wall! And it's
going to be completely useless," said former Mexican president Felipe
Calderón when asked about
this at the AmCham Egypt for Business Conference on Sunday.
Calderón
had harsh words about the Republican presidential race during his
conversation with CNBC's Hadley Gamble, saying it was "incredible" that
quite an "admirable
society" like the U.S. had candidates like Trump.
2015 Concordia Summit - Day 1
Former
President of Mexico Felipe Calderon speaks on stage during the 2015
Concordia Summit at Grand Hyatt New York on October 1, 2015 in New York
City. Leigh Vogel
"No
offense, no offense to America. So Donald Trump … is ambitious but not
exactly very well-informed man, I don't want to say ignorant, but he is
not very well informed,"
said Calderón.
Trump
has made border issues and immigration one of the key centerpieces of
his campaign, saying on the day he announced he was running that Mexico
was sending "rapists"
and "criminals." The controversial remarks set off a cascade of events
including strong condemnation from the U.S. Latino community - including
Latino Republicans - and the severing of several business relationships
including one with NBC. Despite the controversy,
Trump has escalated his rhetoric on immigration issues and has called
for a ban on Muslims entering the U.S. to combat terrorism.
The
former Mexican president said "the first loser of such a policy would
be the United States - If this guy pretends that closing the borders to
anywhere either for trade
[or] for people is going to provide prosperity to the United States, he
is completely crazy."
Calderón
also took issue with Trump's statements that illegal immigration from
Mexico is a big and escalating problem. According to a Pew Research
report in November,
more Mexicans were emigrating from the U.S. than entering.
"They
don't want to go, they can work for a motor company (that's) not in
Detroit, I am sorry to say," said Calderón about the fact that fewer
Mexicans want to go to the
U.S. "They are working for a motor company in Hermosillo and Toluca, so
Mazda is coming to Mexico, Honda is coming to Mexico. Those kids have
jobs in that industry in Mexico."
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