A mayor in Arizona said he will not attend the meeting of mayors of border cities because the invitation was written in English and Spanish. This meeting will be held on August 24 in Laredo, Texas, United States.
According to US media, the mayor of Huachuca City, Arizona, Ken Taylor, sent an email to former Mayor John Cook, executive director of the Association of Mayors of the United States-Mexico Border, informing him that he would not attend the event:
"I will not attend an event that is sent to me in Spanish. A nation means a language and I'm offended by the division caused by the language. "
Meanwhile , Cook said that he will remove the mayor from the guest list, for the purpose of the Association of Mayors of the Border is to speak with one voice in Washington and Mexico City on issues that impact on communities, not speak in a language . "
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Translated by: cristina.mora@sandiegored.com
