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Fox Praises Bush's U.S. Immigration Plan (But Wants More)
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| January 8, 2004
Posted on 01/08/2004 10:49:35 AM PST by sarcasm
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- President Vicente Fox on Thursday praised the immigration reform proposed by President Bush and claimed it as an achievement for his own administration.
But Fox and other Mexican officials indicated the new American proposal did not meet all their goals. ``We're going for more. We're going for more,'' he told reporters during a visit to a shelter for street children.
Fox has repeatedly urged Bush to legalize the millions of Mexicans who cross the border illegally to work in the United States. The money they send home is Mexico's second-largest source of foreign income, behind oil.
Bush's plan, unveiled Wednesday, would create a temporary worker program for illegal migrants now in the United States and those in other countries who have been offered employment in America.
Migrants would be able to obtain renewable three-year labor visas, but Bush said they would not receive special consideration for permanent residence or citizenship.
The plan would help ease a situation in which major U.S. industries depend on illegal workers while giving the workers legal protection and making it easier for them to keep up ties with Mexico.
Fox said the immigration proposal ``is a great step forward. It is an achievement of the measures we have been taking during these three years'' since taking office in 2000.
``It is going to allow millions of Mexicans who are there, undocumented and with problems, to be able to work with full legality, with full respect for their labor and human rights,'' Fox added.
During his speech at the shelter on Thursday, Fox said the Bush proposal ``is the response to the effort and work that we as a government have carried out to defend the human rights, the labor rights, the rights of citizens of our compatriots.''
``It is a demonstration of collaboration which we appreciate,'' Fox said, adding: ``We will continue working for an integral immigration treaty.''
Foreign Secretary Luis Ernesto Derbez said officials from both countries had already begun studying the proposal and would discuss it at a Summit of the Americas conference next week in the northern city of Monterrey.
TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aliens; amnesty; fox; illegalaliens; illegalmexicans; immigrantlist; mexico; praise; rewardingcriminals; thenannystate; thewelfarestate; vicentefox; welfarestate
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posted on
01/08/2004 10:49:37 AM PST
by
sarcasm
To: sarcasm; Sabertooth; McGavin999; MeeknMing; JohnHuang2; Jim Robinson
We're going for more. We're going for more,''
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posted on
01/08/2004 10:53:19 AM PST
by
Happy2BMe
(2004 - Who WILL the TERRORISTS vote for? - - Not George W. Bush, THAT'S for sure!)
To: sarcasm
The plan would help ease a situation in which major U.S. industries depend on illegal workers The talking point truisms are predominating news articles without any reflection or criticism.
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posted on
01/08/2004 10:54:03 AM PST
by
Shermy
To: sarcasm
He can KISS MY ENTIRE SKINNY WHITE A$$, not one cheek, nothe other cheek....the ENTIRE a$$!!
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posted on
01/08/2004 10:54:42 AM PST
by
ElectricStrawberry
(1/27th Infantry...Nec Aspera Terrent!!!)
To: sarcasm
President Vicente Fox on Thursday praised the immigration reform proposed by President Bush and claimed it as an achievement for his own administration.&^$*(#^(*#&$(&@#(@#@*^%#*
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posted on
01/08/2004 10:54:55 AM PST
by
OXENinFLA
To: All
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posted on
01/08/2004 10:55:16 AM PST
by
Support Free Republic
(If Woody had gone straight to the police, this would never have happened!)
To: Happy2BMe
``We're going for more. We're going for more,'' Says it all
To: sarcasm
FIX YOUR OWN D&%* CONUTRY FOX!!!!
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posted on
01/08/2004 10:56:36 AM PST
by
OXENinFLA
To: sarcasm
Notice were he made his comments:
...he told reporters during a visit to a shelter for street children So.. now America is responsible for Ole Mejico's endless corruption - and the wreck of country it has produced.
To: sarcasm
This is insane.
To: sarcasm
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posted on
01/08/2004 10:58:07 AM PST
by
VU4G10
(Have You Forgotten?)
To: Lady Eileen
Have you ever heard of
"Pandora's Box?"
This may well turn out to be "Bush's Box"
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posted on
01/08/2004 10:58:11 AM PST
by
Happy2BMe
(2004 - Who WILL the TERRORISTS vote for? - - Not George W. Bush, THAT'S for sure!)
To: Lady Eileen
I couldn't agree with you more.
We need to make sure this fails in congress.
To: sarcasm
"It is a demonstration of collaboration which we appreciate,'' Fox said"
As opposed to your backstabbing at the UN during the recent Iraq War, you corrupt pig?
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posted on
01/08/2004 10:59:42 AM PST
by
KantianBurke
(Don't Tread on Me)
To: sarcasm
President Vicente Fox on Thursday praised the immigration reform proposed by President Bush and claimed it as an achievement for his own administration.I hope this might change W's mind about what Fox thinks of him.
Sounds to me like Bush is being use by Fox and Fox is openly telling us that he is!
To: sarcasm
Can we Muricanos apply for Mexican benefits?
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posted on
01/08/2004 11:00:34 AM PST
by
zarf
(..where lieth those little things with the sort of raffia work base that has an attachment?)
To: sarcasm
Why is this would be invader still breathing?
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posted on
01/08/2004 11:01:17 AM PST
by
Bikers4Bush
(Bush and Co. are quickly convincing me that the Constitution Party is our only hope.)
To: OXENinFLA
"Sounds to me like Bush is being use by Fox and Fox is openly telling us that he is!"
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posted on
01/08/2004 11:02:07 AM PST
by
Happy2BMe
(2004 - Who WILL the TERRORISTS vote for? - - Not George W. Bush, THAT'S for sure!)
To: StatesEnemy
Enforce the Law...and Deport Now.
To: sarcasm
Fox and other Mexican officials indicated the new American proposal did not meet all their goals. ``We're going for more. We're going for more!'' If this immigration reform gets stuffed down our throats maybe we should just vote Fox in for the next US President and be done with it.
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