Cornyn Urges Support for Nominee for Ambassador to Mexico

Mexico and its economy is very important to our economy and how we do as a country. And in today's globalized world, we must continue to support our economic partnership with Mexico and find ways to build on it and certainly not do anything to undermine it.

Mexico is critical to our joint goals of countering and interdicting illegal substances entering the United States across the border.

But we've also worked with Mexico in trying to stem the tide of illegal immigration.

There's no doubt that these shared challenges are just that: challenging. But what should be crystal clear to all of us is we can't address them without working with Mexico.

And we should diligently look for ways to grow that partnership for the good of both countries. One practical way we can do that is by confirming a U.S. Ambassador to represent us in Mexico City. Roberta Jacobson was nominated last summer, and I believe she's qualified to represent us in this key relationship. Our bilateral relationship is simply too important to the people of Texas and to the people of the United States to leave this position unfilled.

I certainly think it's time we come together to move her nomination forward.