Thread: Ex Pres. Fox addresses NAFTA, immigration and democracy

Former Mexican Pres. speaks at Farm

Stanford, CA, Estados Unidos. Jueves, 6 . marzo . 2008
Fox addresses NAFTA, immigration and democracy


The Stanford Daily

March 6, 2008

By Kamil Dada


Former Mexican President Vicente Fox called for better treatment of Mexican immigrants in the United States, defended the North American Free Trade Agreement and strongly criticized Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in a wide ranging two-hour talk at the Graduate School of Business on Wednesday night.

Fox, who led the government from 2000 until 2006, expressed concern about the relatively slow rate of development in Latin America.

The region “spent most of the 20th century in the hands of military dictatorships or authoritarian governments,â€

Sounds to me like the word "Useful" is the operative word in countries south of the border.

American companies moving to Mexico are Useful.
Money being sent back to Mexico by immigrants is Useful.
US government subsidies to Mexico is Useful.
Building Mexican consulates all over the US is Useful.
Spreading Spanish in the US is Useful.
Having dual citizenship is Useful.
Sending Mexican transports up here is Useful.
Allowing illegal immigrants to be squatters in another country is Useful.
Creating Latino newspapers, TV, and radio in the US is Useful.
Anchor babies being born to Mexican parents is Useful.
Manufacturing illegal drugs in Mexico is Useful.
Mexican infusion into all levels of US educational systems is Useful.
U.S. politicians who place Mexican ethnics first are Useful.
Organized pressure and lobbying is Useful.
Demands, threats, and lies are Useful.
Inappropriate historical claims are Useful.
Religious compellation is Useful.


It seems like Useful is a primary goal for what is considered good in Mexican thought.
I'm not sure what other concepts they can attribute to success.