Quotes from Enrique Pena Nieto

Do not have any doubt that I will apply the law over whoever is responsible for not complying with the law.

Do you agree that when there's tension and an obsession to want to hit the ball is when you hit it worst? You have to be loose.

Mexico has perhaps, in some ways, a good practice, in which it has officials devoted precisely to hold those children, to retain those children that are crossing through our territory, who are coming from Central America.

There is no evidence that terrorists use Mexico to cross into the United States. There have been comments to that regard, but not one of those statements has contained hard evidence.

Mexico is a mosaic of different realities and beauties.

There are still states that have not evolved so much as California, that still skimp on recognition and, even worse, the rights of immigrants.

I have a hard time recalling the titles of books.

Education reform has as its main purpose to make sure that the education delivered is of quality.

The coalition is a model that has no place in a presidential regime such as in Mexico. It fits in parliamentary models, but Mexico has a presidential regime.

We should reconsider greater integration of North America to achieve a region that is more competitive and capable of creating more jobs.

We have been using foreign affairs ministries to address security issues, but this practice is outdated. It's time to assign the handling of regional security to national organizations and expert institutions.

Once every 12 years there is a unique opportunity to reinforce the bonds between Mexico and the United States, when our presidential election cycles coincide.

There are a great number of Mexicans who live every day worried about the lack of employment and opportunities. Those conditions also damage the image of Mexico abroad, and that is the Mexico that must be transformed.

U.S. politicians are increasingly recognizing the relevance of the Hispanic vote in U.S. politics.

Pemex will remain 100 percent Mexican.

I will maintain the presence of a Mexican Army, and the Navy and police in the states of the Mexican Republic, where the problem of crime has increased.

I will be the government of increasing economic growth and creating jobs. Take it from me that that's the main issue.

The North American Free Trade Agreement marked a fundamental change in the global trade scheme.

Free trade, far from protectionism, is the path that we should take to make Latin America a thriving actor in the global economy.

Specifically, the U.S. holds strength. Its own context makes it a very competitive country, but I believe that if we recognize how interdependent the U.S. with its neighbors from the North and the South, we are part of NAFTA, a trade agreement.

The United States is already Mexico's largest trading partner.

Politics is an instrument that can transform society.

The route of expropriation, and especially in energy matters, is not what most promotes investment or generates greater confidence.

Mexico holds the fifth-largest shale gas reserve in the world, in addition to large deep-water oil reserves and a tremendous potential in renewable energy.