EDINBURG - Mexico’s Foreign Secretary told a group of Texas-Pan American students he envisions a day when Mexico and the United States are “integrated.”

Secretary Luis Ernesto Derbez Baustista spoke to students about the future of U.S.-Mexico relations. Despite his belief in integration, some students in attendance were not supportive of it.

“I don't believe there will be complete integration here,” Clarissa Pena said. “I don't think that's right.”

"From my stance we should be separate because of terrorism and problems with terrorism,” Aaron Pena said. “We do have to have secure borders and not just have people roaming back and forth."

Derbez spoke with reporters later about other border issues, including the Minutemen Project in Arizona and the drug cartel war close to the Valley.

“I think the (drug) war is slowly being won,” Derbez said. “What we have done in Mexico is got the heads of the larger organizations right now and we pursue them very strongly and work in very close association with U.S. authorities. But it doesn't mean it’s going to be an easy win. It’s going to be a tough win."

Derbez added he didn’t think the drug lords were winning.

"If the bad guys were winning the war we would not be here, but under our chairs and what have you."

Derbez also shared his thoughts about the Minutemen Project, a group of civilians who are gathering along the Arizona border Mexico to stop the wave of illegal immigrants from crossing into the country from Mexico.

"Because (the Minutemen) feel frustrated or whatever reason they are doing this,” Derbez said. “They are trying to take the war into their own hands.

“One thing I can tell you is that the U.S. of the 21st century is not the U.S. of the 19th century."

Derbez also added he hopes the group and its members are prosecuted.