Mexican president lays out demands for immigration reform before U.S. visit

Associated Press ^ | 11-03-03

[Brian S]

President Vicente Fox said Monday that Mexico wanted work visas, legalization and family reunification for undocumented migrants, but stopped short of calling for U.S. citizenship for them.

Speaking to reporters on the eve of his Nov. 4-6 visit to Texas, New Mexico and Arizona, Fox said immigration issues will be on the agenda of his visit, but that trade and economic issues will also be discussed.

[Reaganwuzthebest]

The nerve of this clown demanding anything. He's deserves nothing but a boot back to where he came from. Let him clean up his own messes instead of dumping them on us.

[DumpsterDiver]

Mexican president lays out demands for immigration reform

At long last, someone I hate more than Bubba.

[Right_in_Virginia]

President Vicente Fox said Monday that Mexico wanted work visas, legalization and family reunification for undocumented migrants, but stopped short of calling for U.S. citizenship for them.

Am I the only one who thinks Fox hasn't got the right to tell the United States what its immigration policy should be?

[FITZ]

"That (citizenship) is not something we are asking for," Fox said. Asked when he thought immigration reform could be realized, Fox said "I don't think we should build expectations beyond reality. We've just come through months in which there wasn't any progress at all.

Just possibly --- I'm not sure, Bush knows how to barter with a Mexican. Earlier on, Fox was demanding "the whole enchildada", "dual citizenship" with voting rights in both countries and total access to everything in the USA, but he's actually talking about "reality" a little? It's looking a little like when you go to a Mexican market --- the best way to haggle with them is to say very little --- and they'll start dropping the price, the less you say, the faster the price goes down.

[sarasmom]

No, you are not the only one.
Not by a long shot..say about70% of the population of the USA.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Thank you! It's good to know.

[NoControllingLegalAuthority]

President Vicente Fox said Monday that Mexico wanted work visas, legalization and family reunification for undocumented migrants...

Yea, and people in Hell want ice water.

Mexico is governed by racist descendants of Spanish conquerors who despise the indigenous native people who make up the majority of its desperately poor people.

Vicente Fox talks about reforming American immigration while his own country is a hopeless, hell-hole the Mexican people are attempting to escape.

Reform starts at home, you hypocrite, Fox!

The growing departure of your people is because you rich ruling Mexican elites can't find your asses with both hands to run a country blessed with serious natural resources such as oil!

[mikenola]

I guess he's doing us a favor by not asking for full US citizenship for Mexicans.

Illegal mexican aliens are a vital source of hard currency to scumbag Fox's government.

My solution: make Mexico a partial US colony. In return for accepting Mexican labor, Fox pays us $20,000 a head, per year. That way we cover the public education, healthcare, and law enforcement costs imposed by illegal mexican invaders. At that rate, Fox can still clear a decent profit.

Additionally, Fox agrees to American appointed governors in Chihuahua, Baja, Nuevo Leon, Sonora, Zaragoza, and Tamaulipas states.

Let Fox ingest that one for awhile!

[dagnabbit]

That Fox has got some nerve! Thank goodness Bill Clinton is out of office and we now have a President who will ...

Oops

never mind

[FITZ]

No --- we should go for the oil ---- Mexico has lots and lots of oil. They should reimburse us for everything their illegals have already cost us.

[sweetliberty]

"President Vicente Fox said Monday that Mexico wanted work visas, legalization and family reunification for undocumented migrants, but stopped short of calling for U.S. citizenship for them."

I want the America back that I grew in. People in hell want ice water. We can't always get what we want. Who the h*ll does this think he is anyway?

President Bush, you need to tell that pompous, arrogant SOB, Fox, to go take a flying leap into the Rio Grande!

[MissAmericanPie]

I don't hold Fox responsible for his confusion over where his border and authority ends, I blame our politicians.

[sweetliberty]

"How much longer can this go on?"

Apparently as long as the illegals are voting democRAT. Just let them start voting Republican and the RATs will be leading the charge to run them out of the country.

[VU4G10]

        yeah yeah .. whatever

[sweetliberty]

"All the 6 million poor and disabled Americans need to do is to acquire Mexican citizenship and recross the border as illegal aliens"

Only problem with that is, as I understand it, that it isn't that easy to get citizenship in Mexico. Oh, but they're DEMANDING citizenship, or at least all the amenities of citizenship, plus a few, when they come here....illegally. Vincente Fox and his illegals can go straight to h**l!

[vikingcelt]

Actually you are the one who is ridiculous...and treacherous and ignorant...perhaps you are not an American since you seem not to care about the direction this country is headed in and seem not to care that we have a "President" who is a traitor to the people that he is supposed to defend. If you can come up with an argument that will explain to me just exactly WHY our "government" won't protect our borders when it has our troops protecting the borders of foreign countries, THEN BRING IT ON!!! Don't call me names. Give me reasons why our borders are not being defended. Until you can do that, your credibility is minus zero.

[vikingcelt]

Why are you repeating yourself...idiot.

[AzJohn]

I don't hold Fox responsible for his confusion over where his border and authority ends, I blame our politicians.

As an example of his "nontraditional" understanding of borders and authority: the Mexican consulate here in Phoenix is distributing 3000 tickets for Fox's appearance tomorrow afternoon at the Phoenix Civic Plaza, where he will have what is described as a "community meeting". Also, they've been running Spanish-language radio ads urging people to turn out for this.

Actually, I don't think he's the one who is confused.

[Hotdog]

I just came back from a 2 week business trip in Mexico...Nice place to visit and quite honestly met some caring people.

I noticed that most of the Mexican are family oriented and I wish I could say that for others in the world. I have to think that because they are so close to family the money becomes a secondary issue....unless they wish to excel beyond there (Mexico's economy) capability. Then they turn to the US. Who can blame them....but when they do that I expect them to come in legally and above all...

I demand that Fox keeps his ideas in Mexico for the benefit of the Mexicans...and DON'T even try to make ANY suggestions on how to run my government. As a proud citizen of the United States...I welcome others that want to contribute to this great nation...but not those that just want to criticize it!

[Bob J]

President Vicente Fox said Monday that Mexico wanted work visas, legalization and family reunification for undocumented migrants, but stopped short of calling for U.S. citizenship for them.

It appears our clever Fox has learned the art of incrementalism.