Solution to the U.S. crisis is not the closing of the border, affirms Calderon in Harvard.

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He avoids speaking on the Mexican migration to United States in his speech, in which he opted for summarizing what has been his first year of government.

BOSTON.– The president of Mexico, Felipe Calderon, indicated Monday that the United States is committing a serious error if it believes that the solution to illegal immigration is to close the borders.

"The American economy is suffering in these moments, but if they believe that the solution is to close the border, they are making a very large mistake '', said the leader in a forum at the University of Harvard.

Calderon indicated that immigration is a reality in which the countries should learn to live together and gave as an example the project of its government with Guatemala to create a "border of opportunity ''.

"The central american workers provide benefits for Mexico and the Mexican workers provide benefits for United States '', Calderon said upon responding after a question from an assistant. Calderon did not speak about the Mexican migration to United States in his speech, in which he opted for summarizing what has been his first year of government.

The president, who spoke in English, said that his government has achieved important advances in the fight against drug trafficking, in the approval of certain reforms in Congress and in stimulating the economy of his country.

"We are establishing the fundamental ingredients for economic growth… approving a tax reform that will permit the federal government to collect more important sums of money and to invest them in more infrastructure and social expenses '', Calderon said.

"Our goal is that Mexico becomes the best country in the world for investments '', he added.

Moments before his speech began, two docen people gathered in front of the building of the university to protest against him.