Mexico's President Fox to visit Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota

San Diego Union Tribune ^ | June 14, 2004 | Associated Press

[DumpsterDiver]

Excerpts:

MEXICO CITY -- President Vicente Fox will visit Illinois, Michigan and Minnesota during an upcoming three-day U.S. visit...

Fox, who is scheduled to leave [Mexico] early Wednesday, is looking to strengthen his governments ties to the region's leaders, as well as drum up support for Midwest investment in Mexico and stress the need to protect the human rights of Mexicans living and working illegally in the region.

SNIP

In case any Freepers wish to welcome him, this is my summary of El Jefe's visit (I'm assuming that the article is talking about this week):

Wednesday 6/16

• Scheduled to land in Chicago Wednesday morning

  Speaking of Chicago:

  cago in Spanish = click here

• Will attend the opening of a new Mexican consulate in Chicago
• Will stop by the campus of the University of Chicago
• Hopes to meet with Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley and Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich as well as address members of the local U.S.-Mexico Chamber of Commerce.

Thursday 6/17

• Cicero, Illinois - a series of meetings with state legislators and local government leaders, as well as Mexicans living in the area.
• Lansing, MI - a meeting with Gov. Jennifer Granholm, as well as state legislators and leaders from the state's Mexican-American community.
• Dearborn - to meet with top executives from Ford Motor Company

Friday 6/18

• Plans to stay in the Detroit area for a morning meeting with General Motors chief executive Richard Wagoner and to visit top leaders at DaimlerChrysler AG's Chrysler Group
• Shortly after midday - scheduled to fly to St. Paul for a meeting with Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, who is planning to host a dinner in Fox's honor in neighboring Minneapolis Friday night.
• Before leaving St. Paul - plans to meet with top officials from most of the key banks in the United States

[DumpsterDiver]

...[Fox] to protect the human rights of Mexicans living and working illegally in the region.

In the meantime, the politicians in Illinois, Michigan and Minnesota are doing what to protect the human rights of their legal constituents?

[DumpsterDiver]

gub - ping list please

Piper - are you near Chicago?

Dan - just in case you're interested

[Betis70]

I think Fox would be better served by drumming up support to protect the human rights of people in his OWN country.

Starting with DF in Mexico City ...

[DumpsterDiver]

I think Fox would be better served by drumming up support to protect the human rights of people in his OWN country.

That takes money.

Send yours to Fox.

He'll get right on it.

[gubamyster]

ping

[swampfox98]

Is Fox our president yet?

[DustyMoment]

Mexico's President Fox to visit Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota

I guess he just wants to stay in touch with the illegals who left his (their) country for this one. It would be helpful if he would take a few back with him.

[sawmill trash]

Must be an election year in Mexico too ... Fox is out pressing the flesh with his constituency ... allthough they will have to vote absentee

[StoneColdGOP]

stress the need to protect the human rights of Mexicans living and working illegally in the region.

Translation = He will make demands for taxpayer-funded public benefits, Social Security, amnesty, drivers licenses, etc.

[carenot]

Maybe we should tell President Bush.

[joesnuffy]

Wait till Doyle finds out Fox snubbed Wisconsin....with all the mexicans living here year round
I cant believe Fox wont stop here...
Maybe Fox, Doyle & Lautenslager will just exchange winks...
imo

[TheSpottedOwl]

Isn't that special. I hope FReepers and everyone else turn out to let him know how we feel about his policies.

Have you pinged the state boards? Just had a thought. How do illegals cope with Minnesota winters?

[Regulator]

Is Fox our president yet?

He thinks he is.

[k2blader]

Ha!

[janetgreen]

Too bad Mr. Big Boots Vicente isn't paying a visit to Tom Tancredo in Colorado. I'd travel there to see that one.

[Robert Drobot]

From the rate of mail being sent to Mexico from these three states ( wetbacks sending their illegal gain home ), Fox can tell these mayors and governors how many Mexican criminal trespassers live in their states.

Seems to me the technology for sorting the addressee could be employed to learn the location of the person sending the mail?!?!?!

[raybbr]

FYI

Just a few years later, French explorer Robert Cavalier, Sieur de LaSalle passed through the "Portage de Checagou" in 1682. He is remembered as a visionary who immediately recognized the potential of the land saying, "This will be the gate of the empire." But, LaSalle was on his way south to trace the route of the Mississippi, claiming the entire Mississippi River Valley for France, and he never returned to the area.

The word Chicago is from a Native American word most likely meaning wild onion or garlic, and neither this city nor this land has gone by any other name since the recorded history of this area. And, it will keep on being Chicago long after you and I are gone. Comforting thought, no?

Hope that clears up your misunderstanding.

[raybbr]

Maybe we should tell President Bush.

Who do you think is driving the bus?

[DumpsterDiver]

Hope that clears up your misunderstanding.

There was no misunderstanding for you to clear up.

[LoudRepublicangirl]

Why doesn't this bandito make things better for his citizens in their own country so they don't have to come to ours?