Barack Obama

These are issues in which the United States and Mexico will have to stand side by side in order to promote common security and common prosperity.

Investing in our infrastructure pays enormous dividends over the long term.

Security for our citizens must be advanced through our commitment to partner with those who are courageously battling drug cartels, gangs and other criminal networks throughout the Americas.

This is a time for reflection, not retribution.

We need to improve our enforcement of existing laws.

I have the greatest admiration for President Calderon and his entire cabinet as they take on these cartels.

I have not backed off at all from my belief that the gun assault weapons ban made sense.

It is absolutely critical that the United States joins as a full partner in dealing with this issue.

It is our intention to assure those who carried out their duties relying in good faith upon legal advice from the Department of Justice that they will not be subject to prosecution.

I commend Mexico for the successes that have already been achieved.

That's what we're fighting for, for their dreams, for their opportunities, for their futures.

The United States is a nation of laws.

I prohibited the use of these interrogation techniques by the United States because they undermine our moral authority and do not make us safer.

I think this is -- the bulk of this trip, particularly to Mexico, is to show our support to continue to re-engage with a valuable trade partner and a valuable ally.

That was President Roosevelt's message then; that is my message now.

We need pragmatic and responsible action that advances our common prosperity.

We're not talking about starting from scratch, we're talking about using existing infrastructure to increase speeds on some routes.

I'm committed to fixing our broken immigration system in a way that upholds our traditions as a nation of laws, but also as a nation of immigrants.

What we need, then, is a smart transportation system equal to the needs of the 21st century.

I am confident that if we continue to act in a spirit of mutual responsibility and friendship, we will prevail on behalf of our common security and our common prosperity.

Our hemisphere has bountiful natural resources that could make renewable energy plentiful and sustainable, while creating jobs for our people.

This is America. There's no reason why the future of travel should lie somewhere else beyond our borders.

I want to thank the people of Mexico for their gracious welcome.

This investment is too small. But this is just a first step.

We must choose the future over the past.