I am proud of what we've achieved together and proud to stand with you and the Mexican people as our brothers and sisters in progress.
Barack Obama
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Barack Obama served as the 44th President of the United States from January 20, 2009, to January 20, 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously represented Illinois in the U.S. Senate from 2005 to 2008 and served in the Illinois State Senate from 1997 to 2004. Obama is known for his signature policies including the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, and his efforts in economic recovery following the 2008 financial crisis. His presidency was marked by significant legislative achievements and a focus on healthcare reform, climate change, and foreign policy initiatives such as the Iran nuclear deal.
I reiterated to President Peña Nieto that although I am disappointed in the Supreme Court's failure to come to a decision on our immigration executive action, it is my firm belief that it will be in the interests of the United States to…
Violent crime is substantially lower today than it was 10 years ago, 20 years ago, or 30 years ago.
The United States values tremendously our enduring partnership with Mexico and our extraordinary ties of family and friendship with the Mexican people.
On a whole host of issues, from our shared security to climate change, Mexico is a critical partner and is critically important to our own well-being.
I'm going to make sure that I can do everything I can to move this in a positive direction.
One of the best ways to provide support to our police officers is to make sure that we are addressing potential underlying tensions between officers and the communities where they're serving.
I commend President Peña Nieto on Mexico's historic transition to an accusatory justice system.
I am deeply disappointed that Republicans failed to provide any real resources for those seeking addiction treatment to get the care that they need.
My administration has been doing everything we can to increase access to treatment.
President Peña Nieto recognizes the historic level of effort and resources the United States has dedicated to the reduction of drug use.
Both of our nations are committed to ensuring that the historic Paris Agreement is fully implemented.
We're stepping up our efforts to tackle regional and global challenges, from confronting cyber threats to fighting diseases like Zika and Dengue.
We will continue to engage the private sector to advance economic objectives.
I welcome Mexico's commitment to strengthen its implementation of an improved sea turtle bycatch regime.
Today I signed S.524, the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 into law.
A lot of the undocumented workers or migration flows that we've seen over the last several years aren't coming from Mexico, but are coming from Central America.
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby order as follows:
The United States' commitment to expanding practical cooperation and constructively managing differences with China.
The fact of the matter is, is that the murder rate today, the violence rate today, is far lower than it was when Ronald Reagan was president, and lower than when I took office.
I think it is important just to be absolutely clear here, that some of the fears that were expressed throughout the week just don't jibe with the facts.





