Mexico is a safer country than the United States, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador argued on Monday, weeks after the high-profile kidnapping of four Americans drew global attention to the country's security crisis.
"Mexico is safer than the United States. There is no issue with traveling safely through Mexico. That's something the US citizens also know, just like our fellow Mexicans that live in the US," he said during his daily morning press briefing.
Asked by a local reporter about security in Mexico, López Obrador cited his country's popularity with American tourists and expats, who have descended upon popular coastal areas as well as Mexico City in recent years to take advantage of the warmer weather and cheaper cost of living. US travelers generate billions in revenue for Mexico annually.Campeche and Yucatan. If that were the case, so many Americans wouldn't be coming in to live in Mexico City and the rest of the country.
Accusations of inaction and corruption against Mexican officials have also eroded public trust; last year, a Mexican government report blamed the country's own military and police for the infamous disappearance of 43 students in 2014.
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