Posted on 03/06/2004 1:24:44 PM PST by scarletletter
CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) - President Bush on Saturday backed off a plan to require frequent Mexico-U.S. travelers to be fingerprinted and photographed before crossing the border, a reversal welcomed by Mexican President Vicente Fox. "We welcome the news that was confirmed today with regard to visitors to the U.S. from Mexico," Fox said at a news conference with Bush at the American president's ranch. "They will not have to be photographed or fingerprinted."
Fox alluded to another agreement to speed migration - a deal to issue special visas through the North American Free Trade Agreement to allow professionals to move across the border "to come and work in either country and contribute to both."
From what I understand about this, it only applies to Mexicans who have obtained a permit to regularly cross the border to work, attend school, etc. This way they will not have to be photographed and finger printed every single time they cross the border. Doing so would clog up the border checkpoints so bad it will be a parking lot 24/7.
And the following is just too, too precious:
Bush and Fox spoke at lecterns set up with a pastoral background. Both wore dark blue jeans, boots and big, shiny belt buckles, Fox's spelling out his name in capital letters.
When Bush spoke about how his immigration proposal would strengthen the economies of both countries, he glanced at the Mexican leader, who nodded vigorously.
A mobyite troll is a person who supports Kerry or liberals in general who is going by punk rocker Moby's remarks about a month ago to post on conservative forums as outraged conservatives, when they are actually liberals.
Punk the Prez?- Moby's anti Bush remarks
I was trying to be brief, and not use up too much space
I understand that but there is a space to check before you post articles specifically stating if what you are posting is an excerpt from an article.
Anyway, in the future, I will be sure to post the entire article
Actually some news sources aren't allowed to be posted in their entirity on FR due to a suit brought by the Washington Post and LA Times.
Articles from the Post and LA Times, their affiliates(Newsweek, MSNBC, etc.etc) and other newsources(Chicago Tribune, Baltimore Sun) are to be excerpted. I don't have the complete list and there is thread stating all the news sources, but I do not know the exact title of that thread to find it on the search engine.
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