Utah Governor Holds Talks With Mexican President

Salt Lake City Tribune ^ | Feb. 5, 2003

[Missouri]

STEIN REPORT XXXXX Tuesday, February 04 2003 14:02:50 ET XXXXX

UTAH GOVERNOR HOLDS TALKS WITH MEXICAN PRESIDENT

Utah Governor Mike Leavitt has been holding talks with the federal government about the issue of illegal aliens living in his state. The Mexican federal government, that is. On a trip to Mexico City, Gov. Leavitt had a closed door meeting with President Vicente Fox about issues of mutual concern, including, “how to educate Mexican children in Utah, and providing immigrants with identification,” reports the Salt Lake City Tribune. Leavitt was reportedly “intrigued” by the idea of using Mexican teachers and textbooks in Utah classrooms. He also touted Utah’s Student Adjustment Act, which allows illegal aliens to receive in-state tuition benefits in state-run universities – a plan that Utah’s senior Senator Orrin Hatch has proposed nationally.

[Missouri]

What's going on in Utah? What is wrong with these Governors?

[SouthernFreebird]

Get him out of office.....he does'nt work for the American people.

[Texas_Jarhead]

damn right

if I had the money I'd go around to all these governors' offices and burn them in effigy

[Missouri]

My thoughts exactly.
I'm surprised the Mormens don't put their foot down on this.

[Utah Girl]

What does religion have to do with it?

[Wonder Warthog]

..."if I had the money I'd go around to all these governors' offices and burn them in effigy..."

Far more effective to burn them in person.

[Missouri]

>>What does religion have to do with it?<<


I'm glad somebody from Utah has responded. My sister and her family live Hooper. She is a non-Mormen and it is just her impression that the Mormens run that state since they are in the majority.
Do Mormens feel that their religion would be threatened by this invasion by non-Mormens (Mexicans)?
I don't mean to insult anyone just would like imput on this subject.

[Happy2BMe]

All..

I came across some information regarding how money sent from immigrant workers in the U.S. back to Mexico is spent within Mexico.

You are not going to believe this - the Mexican gubberment actually budgets this money into it's own infrastructure even to the point of using it to maintain and upgrade public utilities inside Mexico!

You read it right - the money sent back to Mexico is counted on to support public service inside Mexico and President Fox actually counts on it and advertises to municipalties inside of Mexico that the more money they get from workers inside the U.S. - the more money they will recieve from the Mexican government to improve their quality of life.

"In Mexico, public works that would be considered the province of government elsewhere may be financed by Mexican workers' remittances sent (from workers in the U.S.) to their hometowns.

In fact, the practice has been institutionalized by President Fox, who offers matching funds in some cases.

Fox, the former businessman, evidently has realized more than most in his position how the remittances maintain the status quo, despite the recent change in ruling parties.

These roads and schools are projects that do not require taxation on Mexicans remaining at home.

Incidentally, the Mexican ruling class has grown even wealthier in recent years. The Scientific American (2/01) reported the number of Mexican billionaires to be 13, the highest by far in Latin America, and nearly as many as France with 16.

The Mexican state of Zacatecas receives $1 million per day from its former residents (still Mexican citizens), according to a local migration expert.

That amount is more than what Zacatecas receives from the Mexico City government. Still, some Zacatecans bemoan the new ghost towns, where nearly everyone has left for their better life in the U.S., abandoning rural Mexico.

In an interesting twist, some in the area refuse to work in local factories and fields, preferring instead to wait for a check from the U.S. Evidently there are some jobs that Mexicans just won't do.

The Worldwide Cash Flow Continues to Grow"

I found this to be absolutely incredible - money leaving the U.S. already earmarked by the Mexican gubberment for public utilities!

And another thing is that so many Mexicans are migrating to the U.S. the void in the Mexican population is actually creating ghost towns inside Mexico!

Amazing.

[Utah Girl]

No, our religion won't be threatened by the Mexicans moving here. Many of them are LDS anyway. If they move here legally, I have no problem. I can understand why the illegals want to live here, but they must follow the rules too.

[hedgetrimmer]

If they're illegals they are breaking the rules from the get-go. Why must you follow the rules, and they get a free ride?

[Shermy]

Cheap labor and depression of American citizen's wage bargaining power. The "free" market.

[Missouri]

>>I can understand why the illegals want to live here, but they must follow the rules too.<<


Illegals have NOT followed the rules. That is why it is called illegal immigration.
BTW, I am not not know what LDS means. Could you explain.

[Utah Girl]

If they are illegals, then they must follow the rules, and go back to Mexico and come here legally. That's what I meant to say.

[Utah Girl]

Sorry, the name of our church is the Church of Jesus Christ of LatterDay Saints, LDS for short, Mormons is what we're know by also.

[Missouri]

>Church of Jesus Christ of LatterDay Saints, LDS for short<


Thank you for replying. I did not know so many Mexicans were converting away from the Catholic Church. My state, Missouri, has pretty much been by-passed by the immigration boom/invasion of the last ten years.
It just seems your governor is pandering for votes.

[Missouri]

>>My sister and her family live Hooper.<<

Bad grammer. Should be "lives in Hooper."

My mind is distracted. The price of gas just shot up 15 cents a gallon tonight. Something is up.

[Missouri]

>>Cheap labor<<


No doubt.
What really makes me mad is that the head of the AFL-CIO John Sweeney, is for granting amnesty to illegals. What a back stabber.

[Utah Girl]

You're welcome. :) I don't think Leavitt is pandering for votes, he has been incredibly popular here, and has won his elections quite handily. I'm not home in Utah right now, so I haven't really followed this story.

[Utah Girl]

Wow, I noticed today that gas had shot up 20 cents a gallon here in the last couple of days.