Mexico Slams US Immigration Policy
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| | Mexico's President Felipe Calderon, left, shakes hands with Arizona's Governor Janet Napolitano, as California's Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, second from right, Coahuila's Governor Humberto Moreira, third from right, Chihuahua's Governor Jose Reyes Baeza, partially hidden behind Calderon, and Baja California's Governor Eugenio Elorduy, far left, look on upon arrival to the Mexico US Border Conference in Puerto Penasco, Mexico, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2007. (AP Photo/Guillermo Arias) |
Mexican President criticizes US for tightening borders
The Mexican President has censured US policy on illegal immigrants, calling immigration inevitable and urging reforms in the policy.
At a meeting of US and Mexican governors, Felipe Calderon insisted that United States should respect "the right to work wherever one can make the greatest contribution".
Addressing governors of Arizona, Texas, California and New Mexico, he also urged the U.S. Congress to introduce changes in the immigration policy so that more Mexicans are allowed to work legally in the country.
Erecting a 600-km fence and deploying 320-kms of vehicle barriers are part of US's plan to curb illegal immigration across the country's border with Mexico, which Calderon regards as no ultimate solution for the problem.
While US has focused on tightening its borders, Mexico has concentrated efforts to prevent smuggling of weapons from the United States into the country. |
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News Around the Republic of Mexico | September 2007 
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