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Father of Missing Mexican Student Asks for Meeting with Obama

HeadlineJul 25, 2016

And the father of one of the 43 Mexican students who disappeared in September 2014 is asking for a meeting with President Obama.

Antonio Tizapa: “Mr. President Barack Obama, my name is Antonio Tizapa. I’m the father of Jorge Antonio Tizapa Legideño, one of the students disappeared by the Mexican government. Mr. President, how is possible that you’re going to meet with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto tomorrow, when this person is repressing, killing and disappearing my Mexican brothers? Mr. President, I would like to receive an invitation to meet you and explain to you what is really happening in my country. Thank you very much.”

President Obama met with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto in Washington on Friday.

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