Mexicans Start Petition to Make Americans Get Visas Before Visiting Mexico

"It is very important that international relations are bilateral and equitable," says the petition.

By SanDiegoRed Colaborador2017-02-13T21:11:40+00:00

MEXICO CITY- In the face of measures by American authorities to check cell phones when entering the country or applying for a visa, Mexicans threatening to stop shopping in the U.S. and rumors of visas being retained because of anti-Trump memes; some citizens want to go one step further, launching a petition for Mexicans to retaliate and issue visas for Americans entering Mexico.

"It is very important for international relations to be bilateral and equitable in terms of rights and obligations. We must be fair, the visa for Americans in Mexico as well as being a source of income and diplomatic reciprocity ..." is explained in the petition.

Juan Carlos Regueiro created the petition addressed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of the Republic and to Luis Videgaray Caso, where he gives examples of places such as Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Cuba and China that have already done this before. At the moment there are more than 46,000 signatures.