Alma Siller Contreras is a 59-year old Mexican woman who lives in Hermosillo, a town two-and-a-half hours south of the US border.


For as long as she can remember she has had a tourist visa for the US, a document Mexicans require if they want to visit their northern neighbours.

Ms Siller used her visa regularly to go on shopping trips and on weekend visits to see family living in Arizona, Las Vegas and New York.

However, last Monday, she went to the US consulate in her hometown to hand the document back.

"I've come to do something rather unusual. I want to return my visa," she announced to stunned consular staff.

Her decision dates back to last year, when she heard the then-US presidential candidate Donald Trump refer to Mexicans as rapists and criminals.
"I told my husband: 'That's not right, imagine if he becomes president'," she recalls. "If that happens I'll return my visa," she pledged at the time.

Taking action
On Monday, Ms Siller walked into the consulate and handed in her visa along with a handwritten letter in which she explained her decision.

"I'm returning my visa voluntarily because I'm offended by your new President Donald Trump's attitude towards my country, Mexico, and its people," she wrote.
"This is my way of protesting and expressing my support for my beloved country and its inhabitants," she added.

Ms Siller also announced that she would be requesting a new visa once Mr Trump was no longer in office.

"If I get it, great. If not it's fine too, my decision is made," she concluded.
After a family member posted a copy of Ms Siller's handwritten letter on Facebook she became somewhat of a celebrity in Mexico.
Many of her acquaintances told her they admired her for what she did.

Ms Siller says her was not an act of courage, as some of her friends had called it.
She also does not expect other Mexicans to do the same.

"Every person has to follow his or her own soul. I wouldn't ask anybody to return their visas, not even my children," she said.

Thorny relations
But she does have a message for Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto.

One of Mr Trump's main promises during his electoral campaign was to build a wall on the border with Mexico.

Three days into his presidency, Mr Trump signed an executive order to start its construction and said that Mexico would pay for the wall.

In response, President Pena Nieto cancelled a state visit to Washington.
Ms Siller said she would like to see Mr Pena Nieto stand up to his US counterpart a bit more.

"He should be a bit more aggressive in defending us," she said.

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Very Good , the US doesn't need her type she is very irrational ....Go Trump I Salam Rushdie is behind you

That is a woman of her words ..

Anybody that still wants to tear his/her card is always welcome

Sai Trump!

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oyinbo dey stand on der word; it's der pride

madridguy:
WHY BLAMING TRUMP? REMEMBER IT IS PART OF TRUMP'S ELECTION PROMISES, YET THE AMERICANS VOTED FOR HIM, MEANING THAT IS WHAT THEY WANT.

I wonder oo,he spelt out everything during his campaign
Within a week the world is back on it's kneel
War has resumed in Ukraine
Iran has resumed testing nuclear war heads
Israel has resumed buiding illegal settlements in west bank

And Wole Soyinka nor fit fulfil him promise

Okay o

Nothing presidential about Trump

this one is just foolishness. . Something wey me dey find na wa o

make she give me. me i need am, she fit come collect naija visa

WONDERFUL NEWS

Omoakinsuyi:
Nothing presidential about Trump

E pain am

It changes nothing and will never stop trump for doing his demo so woman park aside

Trump man of the people

If it is Buhari that is makes law like trump some bastard will call him DICTATOR but are hailing Trump.
#ISTANDWITHBUHARI

Wole Soyinka saw this coming.

Well done. She is not like one Professor that can't keep to his words. He threw his green card inside his pocket. Wole Soyinka is a coward!!!

Are Mexicans not drug peddlers and rapíst.

Omoakinsuyi:
Nothing presidential about Trump

AFONJA MUSLIMS DON LAND

even soyinka tore his own no b only u

Finally I smoked weed for the first time and nothing happened to me!! Merry Xmas to u and as we enter this 2014 we shall all see 2011 ..
Happy new year in arrears. i love ur mother

Oladimejyy:
If it is Buhari that is make law like trump some bastard will call him DICTATOR but are hailing Trump.
#ISTANDWITHBUHARI

Trump is simply fulfilling his election promises not denying it

Controversial Trump! The man should take it easy

who cares? whose loss?

Trump rigged the election,

BAILMONEY:
AFONJA MUSLIMS DON LAND

What igbos dont know is that there is no Afonja christian or muslim among Yorubas.
We yorubas are one,we are not like the igbos we and northern have one thing in common(i.e we are unite).
DONT EVER MENTION AFONJA CHRISTIAN OR MUSLIM AGAIN OR ELSE I WILL SLAP U AND YOUR BRAIN WILL UPGRADE

Promise kept and delivered on both parties (trump and ms sena). That what we need to emulate here

The first thing Trump pledge is America first others remain options

We need the type of trump in Nigeria as a leader, who will promise and fulfill his campaign promises not all these lier vying 4 d post without any clue.

Waiting for Don King's look-alike professor to follow up on his own words.