Senate Should Ignore Rubio and Confirm Obama's Nominee for Ambassador to Mexico Boston Globe
go to original February 25, 2016

Vacancy of US ambassador to Mexico could hurt relations (CCTV America)

America's relationship with Mexico is too important to squander over a political war being waged by a presidential candidate who is behind in the polls and seems increasingly desperate to prove his hard-line credentials. We’re talking, of course, about US Senator Marco Rubio, and his misguided efforts to delay the confirmation of President Obama’s nominee for ambassador to Mexico.

For nearly seven months, our southern neighbor and trading partner has been without an official representative of the US government. That void is unacceptable in an era where cooperation on border security and drug enforcement is vital for both countries.

But the Florida senator is holding up the confirmation of Roberta Jacobson, the assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere affairs. Unfortunately, the dispute has more to do with Rubio’s tone-deaf opposition to the thawing of US-Cuba relations than it does with Mexico. Rubio, a Cuban-American, is playing to the cheap seats in Florida, where hard-line anti-Cuban sentiment persists. The US Senate needs to rise above this bald-faced political gamesmanship and approve Jacobson’s appointment.

The reasons are clear.

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