Fox: Mexico will not permit violations of the human rights of Mexicans who live in the United States

Office of the President of Mexico ^ | June 16, 2004 | Unknown

[primeval patriot]

The government of Mexico will not permit violations of the human and labor rights of Mexicans living in the United States, said Mexican President Vicente Fox Quesada, stressing that, "we will stand beside every Mexican woman and man in this country, we will defend them against the raids being carried out in the state of California."

He reaffirmed his commitment to continue to support the Mexicans and Mexican Americans who live and work with dignity and productivity, because they, he said, make a great contribution to the United States economy. "They are loyal, and respectful of this society and this country that has received them."

On his first working day in the United States, Mr. Fox made important announcements for the Mexican community living in various places in this country.

These include the scale of investments made in Mexican consulates in the United States and reinvestment in places of origin of income from fees for the issue of consular matriculation cards or other services provided.

In addition, he told Mexicans living in the United States that, "we have not reduced our expectations and our struggle to finally reach an immigration agreement beneficial to the communities of both countries and so that we -through it, in an orderly manner, in an effective manner- can drive the development of our two countries more and more."

Mr. Fox acknowledged that it has still not been possible to crystallize that goal, "but I assure you that we continue to struggle every day with the same purpose and that we are trying, every day, to resolve each of the demands that you have put forward."

Evidence of that, he said, is the fact that the consular matriculation card is now broadly accepted in many states and now is not only useful as an identity document, but to carry out other operations.

Speaking before the Mexican community gathered in the new facilities of the Mexican consulate in this city, the federal executive announced that the governments of Mexico and the United States are working to unify criteria in the standardization of their Social Security Systems.

This system, he explained, will enable a person from Mexico or from this country to make savings, a retirement and pension plan through a single account. "Working here or working there will count just the same, there will be equal access to the same rights, in health, in retirements, in pensions, in housing, and in savings".

He informed that the Mexican consulate in Chicago has already opened more than 50 community plazas, associated with the local government, which provide educational services ranging from primary and secondary education through to diplomas and university degrees.

He also highlighted the extension of the Three for One Program, "by way of which members or groups in the Mexican community who want to invest in their community, for every dollar they send there, another two dollars are added: one by the federal government and one by the state and municipal governments."

"That saving, that investment can be used for basic infrastructure in the community, in their community; or it can be used for production projects, your own enterprises, that will have that support of two additional dollars for each dollar."

At the meeting, the chief of the federal executive acknowledged that there have been budgetary shortages and that there is greater demand for this program than what is available with the budget, " but we have been growing it and by next year we are going to continue to increase this amount greatly, to be able to carry on working as a team."

He announced that in the city of Chicago the services of a community liaison center will be provided, " through which we want to have a greater closeness. In that center we want to permanently offer consular protection, financial education, preventive health services, and other rights and other programs."

In the morning, President Vicente Fox held a meeting with Don Michael Randel, the president of the University of Chicago, at which he highlighted this educational institution's interest in research into and the history of Mexico.

He acknowledged Dr. Friedrich Katz for his research into Mexico. In his remarks he said that, "he has also followed closely the delicate process of transition that my country is undergoing today; our struggles to eliminate traces of authoritarianism; to consolidate an efficient democracy; to overcome poverty and discrimination, and to provide all Mexicans with better opportunities in health care, education, employment, justice, and well-being."

President Fox's agenda also included meetings with the mayor of the city of Chicago, Richard M. Daley, with editorial advisors of various Chicago media, and with the president of Whirlpool, Jeff Fetting.

President Fox and his wife, Marta Sahagún de Fox, were honored with a dinner given by members of the United States-Mexico Chamber of Commerce.

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

As was said by the Texians at Gonzalez a long time ago,

Come and get it!

[Jorge]

Who said anything about abusing anyone?

Uh, the title of the article? Unless you don't consider violations of human rights "abuse".

[Quix]

In other words, unless

THE USA

treats Mexicans

1000% better than Mexico does,

THEY WILL

THROW A HISSY FIT.

Sigh.

[Reaganwuzthebest]

Whose rights are being violated besides taxpaying Americans? If you want to see real human rights abuses go to Mexico, even Fox doesn't want to stay there, he prefers to come up here and lecture us.

[Az. Mike]

Those were Senor Fox' words - which are about as welcome here, as a pitcher of warm spit. Perhaps you'd find the bleeding hearts more to your liking, over at DU.

[BobS]

Ship them back in boxcars! Fox can deal with their rights later. Especially the criminals.

[FITZ]

This one looks like it goes to his radio show: foxcontigo@presidencia.gob.mx

There are links to e-mails to a lot of the government offices on this page:
http://www.directorio.gob.mx/comunicacionsocial.php and here:
http://www.directorio.gob.mx/comunicacionsocial.php?categoria=184

The ambassador to the USA:
Correo Electrónico: mexembusa@aol.com mexembusa@sre.gob.mx

[Jorge]

"It's too bad that just because some people might have arrived here illegally, therefore some think it's OK to abuse them and violate their human rights."

Abuse them? Abuse them?

Violation of human rights?!! Violation of human rights?!!
Read the article. What is so difficulte to understand about this?

My God, this has got to be the most moronic, idiotic statement of the day..

With all due respect Joe, I know you're not the most articulate poster on FR, but could you at least attempt to address what it is you dispute, without shrieking juvenile insults like "moronic, idiotic"?
You really diminish yourself with this kind of infantile rhetoric.

[lowbridge]

He has overlooked one important fate; he is not in a position to "permit" or prevent anything inside of this country.

I have a sickening feeling that with the help of our treasonous politicians, Fox WILL have his way.

[FITZ]

Abuse them? Abuse them?

They don't get abused when they're being deported --- not even close. They may get stuffed into locked unventilated box cars and semi-trucks in Mexico to be shipped north --- but going back it's air-conditioned greyhound type buses and vans. Maybe we should put panties over their heads for some real torture.

[Joe Hadenuf]

Jorge, stop before it gets worse. You either didn't read the article, or you are just a leftist that's lost in cyberspace.

[Jorge]

Whose rights are being violated besides taxpaying Americans? If you want to see real human rights abuses go to Mexico, even Fox doesn't want to stay there, he prefers to come up here and lecture us.

LOL! Good response.
But let's face it. American employers are all too happy to take advantage of Mexican illegal immigrants and their cheap labor.
It still isn't right to abuse them.

[FITZ]

Violation of human rights?!! Violation of human rights?!! Read the article.

The article gives not one example of a real abuse of any illegal. It talks about their "rights" to break USA immigration laws and that Mexico will demand they not be returned to their own country. Being sent back home is the only "abuse" being discussed in this article --- Mexico has declared that they have a right to be here because it's law overrides any of ours.

[Joe Hadenuf]

It's too bad that just because some people might have arrived here illegally, therefore some think it's OK to abuse them and violate their human rights.

My God, this has got to be the most moronic, idiotic statement of the day..

With all due respect Joe, I know you're not the most articulate poster on FR

Jorge, I think it was quite clear, and sufficiently articulate. And that wasn't name calling, at it only addressed your statement.

Are you sure you are on the right site here Jorge? You really seem lost.

[Az. Mike]

And that fact - That unscrupulous businesses will hire them sticks in my craw, too. If the government would enforce the hiring laws in this regard, each and every illegal hired by a company would cost that business a $10,000. fine. Enough to shut down most small and medium sized businesses.

[Jorge]

Perhaps you'd find the bleeding hearts more to your liking, over at DU.

So you think the only people who could possibly care about the human rights of EVEN illegal immigrants must ONLY reside on DU?

How sad. I can only pray that your view point isn't considered mainstream Republican, or we will definitely lose in November.

[novacation]

Love "the pitcher of warm spit". I'll remember that one. LOL

[FITZ]

are all too happy to take advantage of Mexican illegal immigrants

Fox isn't worried about that kind of abuse --- the only "abuse" he's speaking of is that those who break our immigration laws might be returned home. Have you ever once heard Fox make any statement about being abused as cheap labor in the USA? I doubt it --- and how much does he pay the near-slaves at his Guanajuato ranch?

[Az. Mike]

Picking up people, who are in this country illegally and deporting them back to where they belong (be it Mexico or England) is NOT a human rights abuse. The corrupt leaders and governments who 'export' their unemployment ARE abusers. Talk to them and see how far you get.

[FITZ]

So you think the only people who could possibly care about the human rights of EVEN illegal immigrants must ONLY reside on DU?

I think you and those at DU would make the assumption that the border patrol agents do nothing but torture illegals they pick up --- torture them, half kill them before they dump their almost lifeless bodies back to their side of the border.

That's not even close to what goes on --- you can go down to the border and see for yourself -- when the migra has collected up enough, they take them to the gate in the fence and all that happens is they walk back over the bridge -- back home. There are taxis and buses if they don't feel like walking. No one on either side observing the illegals being sent back home bats an eye and you can hardly tell whose coming back from a USA shopping trip and who is being sent back.