President Enrique Pena Nieto

Mexico’s president tells U.N. no barrier can stop immigration

Efforts to stop immigration and the mix of cultures are bound to fail, Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto told a United Nations summit on migrants and refugees on Monday, as his country's northern border has become an issue in the U.S. presidential election campaign.

"History shows that there are no barriers that can stop either the movement of people or the fusion of cultures," Pena Nieto said in his address to the summit ahead of the U.N. General Assembly.

"Neither natural nor artificial barriers hold sway. For every river, there has always been a bridge. For . . .