AMLO's greeting card
AMLO has sent an impassioned 'card' or open letter to Trump.

Since the PDF is a photograph, not a proper OCR type, I can't just mechanically copy-paste into Google Translate, so here's my EXTREMELY CRUDE ATTEMPT at a loose translation of the highlights.

(Interestingly, the photograph preserves a hand-penned emphasis on the part about FDR.)

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President Trump: Social problems are not resolved by blockades or coercive measures.

The first president of Mexico, Benito Juarez, maintained excellent relations with the heroic Lincoln. Later, during the expropriation of petroleum, FDR understood the deep reasons that impelled Cardenas to act in favor of our sovereignty. For sure, FDR was a titan of liberty.

You know also that we are fulfilling our responsibility to avoid, in the range of possibility and without violating human rights, emigration from our nation. Remember that, just a little while ago, the Mexicans had no need to assist the US, [??] and that migration should be optional, not forced. We are combating corruption, the main problem of Mexico RIGHT NOW. Our nation is being converted into a power with a social dimension. Our citizens should be able to work and be happy where they were born, where their families and customs reside.


Specifically, citizen President:

I propose deepening the dialog, trying basic alternatives to the problem of migration. And PLEASE remember that I don't lack valor, that I'm not a coward, but always act on principle. I believe in a politics that was developed to avoid confrontation and war. I don't believe in the Law of the Talon, the 'tooth for tooth and eye for eye', because if we go that way, we will be toothless and eyeless.

Finally, I propose that you instruct your functionaries, if it's not TOO inconvenient for them, to meet with representatives of our government who are leaving for Washington tomorrow, aiming to achieve an agreement of benefit to both nations.

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I've undoubtedly missed a hundred meanings, but I'm pretty sure I captured the tone.

Trump's brainless NYC fuckheads would do well to remember that AMLO is not a coward, not easily bowled over. You're dealing with the FDR of this generation, a true titan of liberty; and like FDR he has the full support of his people because he fully supports his people.

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