Mexico says Canada envies its cultural wealth after Trump's tariff threat.

Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum remarks that Canada envies Mexico's cultural wealth after President-elect Donald Trump threatens to impose tariffs on both nations due to immigration and drug influx into the U.S.

Kirsten Hillman, Canada's ambassador in Washington, revealed that Sheinbaum made the remark after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined Trump for dinner at Mar-a-Lago on Friday, during which he spoke to the president-elect about his border concerns.

Hillman said on Sunday that the message about the significant difference between our border and the Mexican border was well understood.

The next day, Sheinbaum informed the AP that Mexico should be respected, particularly by its trading partners, and that Canada faced its own fentanyl consumption issues. She also expressed envy of Mexico's cultural wealth.

At the Canadian border, U.S. customs agents confiscated 43 pounds of fentanyl in the last fiscal year, which is significantly less than the 21,100 pounds seized at the Mexican border, according to AP reports.

In October 2023, the U.S. Border Patrol made 56,530 arrests at the Mexican border, while there were only 23,721 arrests at the Canadian border during the same period. Additionally, U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported 1.53 million encounters with migrants at the southwest border with Mexico during the same time frame.

Last week, Trump posted on Truth Social that thousands of people are entering Mexico and Canada, bringing unprecedented levels of crime and drugs.

On January 20th, I will sign documents to impose a 25% tariff on all products imported from Mexico and Canada, as well as on open borders, until the invasion of our country by drugs, particularly fentanyl, and illegal aliens ceases.

During her conversation with Trump last week, Sheinbaum stated that he had agreed that Mexico wanted to prioritize intelligence sharing in anti-drug efforts, adding that in his opinion, it was beneficial.

She stated that Mexico would not allow any direct U.S. intervention and would maintain the strict limitations on U.S. law enforcement agencies in Mexico, as established by her predecessor.

"That is going to be maintained," she said.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.