Enrique Pena Nieto

“Free trade, far from protectionism, is the path that we should take to make Latin America a thriving actor in the global economy.”

“Pemex becomes a productive company of the state, but it will have competition and can make associations with the private sector.”

“The North American Free Trade Agreement marked a fundamental change in the global trade scheme.”

“What Mexico City cannot do and my country cannot do is to allow us to be intimidated, the authorities to be intimidated, by organized crime.”

“Mexico has not achieved the advances that the population demands or deserves.”

“Mexico has lost its leadership, and a lot of that has to do with its poor performance and the lack of better results in our country.”

“Whenever there are some who have more opportunities than others, this feeds corruption.”

“I believe the conditions are very favorable for Mexico to grow. I'm very optimistic.”

“Acting aggressively will allow our youth to aspire for better-paid jobs and find alternatives to criminality.”

“I think a good relationship that Mexico could maintain with the United States and vice versa should be based on trust, on opening - openness and constant dialogue that would allow us essentially to define, share objectives and to work towards those so as to avoid activities which are not known to the other government.”

“U.S. politicians are increasingly recognizing the relevance of the Hispanic vote in U.S. politics.”

“Once every 12 years there is a unique opportunity to reinforce the bonds between Mexico and the United States, when our presidential election cycles coincide.”

“My interest is to establish an agenda of engagement with Mexicans that will respond to Mexicans' most urgent needs.”

“You can't consider a president weak because he will have a Congress that Mexican voters have wanted to be co-responsible in the decisions to be taken... It will be through the leadership that I will exercise that we will be able to build the agreements in Congress.”

“I will be a president who is close to the people.”

“Education reform has as its main purpose to make sure that the education delivered is of quality.”

“Mexico has perhaps, in some ways, a good practice, in which it has officials devoted precisely to hold those children, to retain those children that are crossing through our territory, who are coming from Central America.”

“Each dollar Mexico exports to the U.S. has a content of American production of 40¢.”

“I think it is fundamental to understand that the ethics of politics indicate that you should concentrate your efforts on those marginalized people who live in poverty with few opportunities to develop individually.”

“I believe immigration reform is a commitment of President Obama's government, especially since it gives him a chance to respond to the great demand expressed by U.S. Hispanic voters.”