At 12:01 this morning, the boundary between Mexico and the United States changed at El Paso and Ciudad Juarez.
El Chamizal stands as a shining example of how such matters should be settled.
Our concern and our commitments are not always easy to uphold.
Though we have followed our separate stars, we meet here today as two neighbors strong and prosperous, at peace with one another.
A relocated Rio Grande means a new boundary; a new boundary means new bridges linking our two countries.
We will continue to honor all of our commitments.
Respect for the rights of others is peace.
Reason, understanding, and good will have achieved a settlement of which both our peoples can be proud.
Here in El Chamizal we have honored our pledged word.
Long live the friendship of Mexico and the United States.
May these links between our two countries, like the Chamizal itself, stand as testimony to the world of how good neighbors conduct their aff...