Mexico condemns attack on immigrant attributed to Trump rhetoric

Mexico waded into the American political debate over immigration Friday with a plea to tone down the rhetoric after an older Mexican man was beaten in Boston earlier this week and one of the suspects made comments praising GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump’s call to get tough on illegal immigrants.

The country’s embassy in Washington issued a statement blasting attacks “motivated by racism, national origin or the migratory status of any individual,” and said it will track the case to make sure the perpetrators are punished.