Posted on 11/05/2004 4:00:52 PM PST by 4.1O dana super trac pak
AUSTIN - Flanked by Mexican Foreign Minister Luis Ernesto Derbez, U.S. Sen Kay Bailey Hutchinson on Thursday said reviving an immigration agreement with Mexico will be among the top priorities for President Bush during his second term.
Derbez, responding to a question, said those "discussions have already begun," indicating the topic of an immigration accord was broached during a brief early-morning phone conversation Wednesday between Mexican President Vicente Fox and Bush hours before the U.S. president acknowledged his victory against Sen. John Kerry.
Saying Fox had called Bush at 7 a.m. to congratulate him on his re-election, Derbez said in Spanish that the two leaders "talked about their mutual agenda and agreed to initiate high-priority talks, especially with respect to immigration."
The U.S.-educated diplomat said both men agreed that "reforming a migration accord will receive high consideration" when the two leaders are scheduled to meet at a conference in Santiago, Chile on Nov. 19 and 20.
Later, speaking in English to a reporter, Derbez noted that "we appear to be moving in the right direction, but in the end, (immigration) is a U.S. issue and a (Bush immigration plan) is one that will have to be workrd out between the (U.S.) Congress and the White House.
Hutchison, a Texas Republican, invited Derbez and U.S. Commerce Secretary Don Evans to give the inagural talk to the Kay Baily Hutchison Chair in Latin American Law at the University of Texas at austi Law School.
The academic's chair goal, she said, will be to enhance academic collaboration and create a center to foster research on international relations, trade and investment in the Americas and Latin American law.
In introducing Derbez, Hutchison said "there is a sense of urgency to deal with the (immigration) issue, and I believe that with the president's resounding victory, his next four years will give him the chance to do what he intended to do before 9-11."
Bush and Fox were said to have been working on a guest worker program that would have allowed Mexican workers to legally reside and work in the United States for a specific period of time, between three to six years, before returning to Mexico.
But 9-11 and the resulting emphasis on homeland security shelved those plans.
"The devil is in the details," Hutchison said. "But I do believe that (Bush) will have as his priority to ...have a worker program that will permit a free flow (of workers) across the border, but one that will have to mesh workers' needs with our homeland security needs, and that will take time."
She noted that whatever program might be adopted by Congress may not resemble the specific plan Bush envisioned early in his first administration.
We need one to stop this insane amnesty plan!
True - Old Morris is adding to it -
I say President Bush needs to hear from the people - isn't there an email address - or would his people block them -
If can't get through by email - perhaps a "day" to march against illegals - in all states - Make a showing the major media can't ignore -
my opinion - America as a nation is paying too high a price for these Companies cheap labor - Are we adopting China's policy -
BOHICA.
Fortunately, nothing happens unless the Congess says so. The pressure must be brought to bear on the House & Senate. They felt the wrath of public opinion last year, and we can't let up on them now that the election has passed.
Hey, folks, a free market should be a free market. We've got to get rid of the minimum wage.
Since the President wants this, can we send all the illegals to Texas? I'm sure they could use a few million more.
With Tancredo and Prop 200 winning overwhelmingly as well I don't know how anyone can say there's a mandate for amnesties but I'm sure the illegal alien apologists will find a way.
By 2014 there will be 45 plus million illegals in America. I hope the Democrats and Republicans will be proud of their work.
Flood the country with millions of uneducated, unskilled, non English speaking illegal aliens. A real recipe for success!
Go team! So what is everyone wearing to the inaugural ball? I am sure by 2014 there will be a large pinate for the evening festivities.
Hit the keyword for 'guestworker' for the old threads from January when this proposal first was floated. Maybe one of the most unpopular Bush proposals ever.
I'd like to remind everyone that without the Conservative vote, the top would have been out of sight!
Excellent idea!
Let's put them all up at Kay Bailey Hutchinson's house!
Better idea, have Texas build 40,000 20-story pink apartment buildings across the plains of Texas, put um all there.
There's no mandate for amnesties, both of them were proposing one and since one of the two was going to win the voters weren't given much choice in the matter.
Several new members of Congress are more anti-illegal immigration than their predecessors were.
I'm seeing today where Bush only got about 31% of the Hispanic vote nationally. Not very much if that's accurate.
I think Kennebunkport could use a 'day labor' hall and a few 7-Elevens with big parking lots.
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