Five years ago, Mexico’s President Vicente Fox tried to convince Bush that something had to be done before a nativist backlash in the US complicated its relations with Latin America and made goals such as a Free Trade Agreement of the Americas (FTAA) impossible. But matters have gotten worse: border tensions between the US and Mexico have grown, the proposed wall has rightly provoked indignation, more unauthorized immigrants than ever are entering the US, and the FTAA has collapsed.
五年前，墨西哥总统福克斯试图让布什相信，为了防止美国内部的排外强烈反应把它与拉美的关系复杂化，而且使得类似美洲国家自由贸易协定等目标付诸东流，就必须采取行动。但是形势却变得更差。美墨边境的紧张局势有所增长，修建高墙的建议正好挑起了愤怒，前所未有、更多的非法移民正在进入美国，而美洲国家自由贸易协定则无果而终。