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Mexico City, Mexico. - Frustrated that his racially-insensitive remarks have hampered his ability to unload his poverty-ridden peasants on the US, a contrite President Vincente Fox agreed to make symbolic amends to the African American community today. The Mexican El Presidente has agreed to carry around a mostly-naked Al Sharpton on his shoulder for an entire week. “Heees mucho grande!” muttered an already exhausted Fox. “Aye carumba!” “You best be shutting that trap of yours there, Poncho, less you feel like making it two weeks!” retorted the pudgy Reverend. “Si, senor,” huffed the breathless leader of the Mexican people. Asked...

May 17, 11:47 AM EDT Mexico's Fox regrets comment about blacks By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press Writer MEXICO CITY (AP) -- President Vicente Fox's office on Tuesday insisted his comments that Mexicans work jobs blacks don't want in the United States were misinterpreted, a day after he told leaders in the U.S. black community that he regretted "any hurt feelings." In a speech Friday, Fox praised the dedication of Mexicans working in the United States, saying they're willing to take jobs that "even blacks" won't do. On Monday, he spoke with the Revs. Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton by telephone...

MEXICO CITY (AP) - President Vicente Fox reversed course Monday and apologized for saying that Mexicans in the United States do the work that blacks won't. Despite growing criticism that included a stern U.S. response, Fox had repeatedly refused to back away from the comments he made Friday, saying his remark had been misinterpreted. But in telephone conversations with the Rev. Jesse Jackson and the Rev. Al Sharpton, the president said he "regretted" the statement. "The president regretted any hurt feelings his statements may have caused," the Foreign Relations Department said in a press statement. "He expressed the great respect...

May 15, 2005 -- Mexican President Vicente Fox came under fire yesterday for saying Mexicans were willing to take jobs "that not even blacks want to do in the United States." "There's no doubt that the Mexican men and women — full of dignity, willpower and a capacity for work — are doing the work that not even blacks want to do in the United States," Fox told a meeting of the Texas-Mexico Frozen Food Council in Puerto Vallarta on Friday. Fox's remark came a day after Mexico announced it would formally protest recent U.S. immigration reforms, including the decision...

PRESIDENTIAL NEWS OF THE DAY: The first family is spending the Easter weekend at their ranch in Crawford, TX. Earlier in the week, in addition to his visits to three states, and the trilateral North American summit, President Bush signed legislation into law on March 24, extending by two years the life of a government panel charged with declassifying CIA documents that detail the spy agency's ties to former Nazis and war criminals. The legislation clears the way for the release of thousands of documents on former Nazis, including some who assisted in the CIA's Cold War espionage against the...

Mexico's Fox is Not Going to Force-Feed Us His Workers By Carol Devine-Molin March 21, 2005 Unfortunately, Mexico's President Vincente Fox continues to exhibit a contemptuous attitude toward American grassroots activism. Obviously, he doesn't grasp the nature of American democracy at work. Mexico's leader essentially wants President Bush to rein in groups such as the 950 member Minuteman Project that monitors the Arizona-Mexico border for individuals illegally entering our nation. Fox is even threatening to utilize the US and International Courts to stifle this activism that's perfectly legal. What chutzpa! Moreover, it's downright laughable that Fox avoids the term "illegal...

(Editor's Note: What follows is a letter from congressional Democrats urging President Bush and Mexican President Vincente Fox to move quickly on "realistic, humane, and fair" immigration reform.) March 21, 2005 President George W. Bush The White House Washington, DC 20500 Licenciado Vicente Fox Presidente de Los Estados Unidos Mexicanos Residencia Oficial de Los Pinos Colonia San Miguel Chapultepec 11850 Mexico, DF Dear President Bush and President Fox: More than three years ago, the Democratic leadership of the United States Congress wrote you to emphasize our strong belief in the value of our relationship, the importance of cooperation between the...

On March 23, Paul Martin will be in Texas to meet with President George W. Bush and President Vincente Fox of Mexico. It appears that Martin will at least get to visit Bush’s Crawford Texas ranch; something that was always denied to his predecessor. When Martin recently went to China he was criticized by some Canadians for not criticizing that country’s human rights practices. While trying to deflect the criticism away from him and onto Conservative Party MP Jason Kenney, Martin countered that he indeed did discuss human rights with Chinese leaders. There is no doubt that Martin did what...

GLORIFYING THE DRUG TRADE By Michelle Malkin Mexican school libraries are stocking up on copies of a book that glamorizes violent drug traffickers. From AP: MEXICO CITY – Mexico's school libraries are stocking a book that includes the lyrics of "narcocorridos" – folk songs that glorify drug traffickers – causing a storm of criticism in a country where the drug market and its violence have become part of life in thousands of communities. Opposition activists are livid that the administration of President Vicente Fox, which has declared a "war on all fronts" against drug gangs, ordered tens of thousands of...

ACAPULCO, Mexico -- What was supposed to be a tight state election turned into a rout for the Democratic Revolution Party, boosting Mexico's main leftist party's chances for the presidency in 2006. Running behind former Acapulco Mayor Zeferino Torreblanca, the party on Sunday ended 76 years of rule by the Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, in the Pacific coast state of Guerrero. With 92 percent of the vote counted, Torreblanca had a 55 to 42 percent lead over the PRI's Hector Astudillo - embarrassing several respected polling companies who had the men in a statistical tie before the election. Thousands...

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - In the latest twist in Mexico's war on drug trafficking, a senior member of President Vicente Fox's staff has been arrested over possible links with a drugs gang, Mexico's attorney general said on Saturday. Nahum Acosta, a senior member of Fox's secretary's office, was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of leaking information about the president's activities to a criminal gang linked to drugs smuggling, Attorney General Rafael Macedo said. "At this time, I can refer to a criminal organization, in which we are sure who his link was. It's an organization linked to drug trafficking," Macedo...

Americans are sick and tired of the illegal alien invasion of this country and are standing up to be counted. We're not afraid of the name-calling that inevitably follows. We're not deterred by the fact that almost no one in Washington is listening to us. We're not giving up because it seems like the system is rigged against us and in favor of the illegal invaders. The latest hero in this life-and-death struggle to save our country is John M. Morganelli, a district attorney in Pennsylvania, known for his raids on businesses employing illegals and for arresting others for identity...

MEXICO CITY -- Secretary of State Colin Powell said Tuesday that President Bush will place a high priority in his second term on granting legal status to millions of migrants who live illegally in the United States. Powell spoke at the inaugural session of the U.S.-Mexican Bi-National Commission, which annually brings together top officials from both sides to discuss a range of cross-border issues. Powell was joined here by five other members of Bush's Cabinet. "The president is committed to comprehensive immigration reform as a high priority in his second term, and he will work closely with our Congress to...

For many local minorities, this summer will probably see the loss of an established and respected voice, the 37-year-old Urban Coalition. For Mexican immigrants in the state, however, this summer has brought an unprecedented spike in national and international focus, since Mexican president Vicente Fox announced in June that Minnesota would be the next state to host a Mexican consulate. For Fox, the first Mexican head of state to visit the region, the trip was intended not only to strengthen trade relations between Mexico and Minnesota, but also to strengthen his connection to Minnesota’s roughly 96,000 Mexican immigrants. Minnesota’s mainstream...

U.S. Sovereignty Challenged 1997: Mexican President Warns America "We will not tolerate foreign forces dictating and enacting laws on Mexicans," .... Zedillo warned that any human rights abuses against "our brothers" living abroad will be answered with the "full force of all the legal instruments at our disposal." 2004: Mexican President Warns America Lou Dobbs Tonight - June 18, 2004 Dobbs: "While in Chicago, President Fox blasted the U.S. for rounding up illegal aliens, and sending those illegal aliens back to Mexico. President Fox said his government will not permit what he called violations of the human and labor of...

WASHINGTON, March 6 (UPI) -- Mexican immigration to the United States featured prominently in talks Saturday between President George W. Bush and Mexican President Vicente Fox, but it remained unclear if the administration would drop plans to force frequent Mexican visitors to undergo fingerprinting and border-point photographs. The rule, part of the $367 billion US-VISIT program to enhance border security, has offended the Mexicans, who point out that frequent Canadian visitors are exempted. "The president and I just discussed the issue of the border crossing cards and ... the professional visas," Bush said at a news conference at his Prairie...

<p>Up until last night, people had been very cooperative with this effort, and for that I was grateful. Last night, I think there must have been a full moon or something, but we'll get that straightened out.</p> <p>I started this thread because there has been much discussion here about Rush never seeming to address the illegal alien problem. Today he has been talking about it in the context of President Bush's meeting with Vincente Fox and the payment of Social Security benefits to illegals who have paid into the system even though they did so with false documentation.</p>

Navarrette: Mexico has no interest in stemming illegal immigration By Ruben Navarrette Jr. The Dallas Morning News DALLAS -- Judging from the reaction I get from audiences whenever I speak about the United States and Mexico, a lot of Americans are fed up with what they see as a one-sided relationship. Yet on a recent swing through the Southwest that included stops in Arizona, New Mexico and Texas, Mexican President Vicente Fox went with his usual shtick -- making the case that his nation and ours have a shared destiny while trying to build grass-roots support for a stalled immigration...

By Howard Fischer CAPITOL MEDIA SERVICES PHOENIX - A visit by Mexican President Vicente Fox to Arizona next month will bring the fight over illegal immigration to center stage. But that's exactly what Fox does not want to do, according to Mexico's Consul General for Arizona Ruben Beltran. Beltran, on Friday, unveiled details of the president's Nov. 4 visit, including a meeting with Gov. Janet Napolitano, a conversation with about 300 business leaders and an address to a gathering at the Phoenix Civic Plaza that requires tickets. One who immediately went to get a ticket Friday was Rusty Childress, one...

Midterm vote has a message for Vicente Fox07/11/2003By RUBEN NAVARRETTE / The Dallas Morning News Television talk-show host Dr. Phil has a cocky refrain for guests who fess up about some assumption that didn't hold up or a plan that went astray. Thought you could gamble away the family vacation money and replace it before anyone noticed? Dr. Phil will ask with a smirk, "How's that working for ya?" The guest I want to see in the hot seat is Vicente Fox. The Mexican president caved in to nationalism and stood on the sidelines after the attacks of Sept. 11,...