Thread: Fox says U.S., Mexico can do better on immigration

Former Mexican President Vicente Fox says U.S., Mexico can do better on immigration
Calls for cooperation on immigration
Saturday, September 19, 2009
DAVID WHITE

MONTGOMERY - Former Mexican President Vicente Fox said Friday he thinks the United States and Mexico working together could make better decisions on immigration than building a border fence, which the United States is doing on the Mexican border.

``I don't understand why you build a wall that divides friends, that divides neighbors, that divides partners, the partnership we're building," said Fox, the keynote speaker at the annual meeting held here by the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture.

Fox in an interview said the 10 million or more Mexicans now in the United States, if they have jobs, should be allowed to stay.

He also said Mexico and the United States should establish a temporary guest labor program under which Mexicans would return to their country once their jobs ended in the United States.

Fox said the long-term solution to limiting the flow of immigrants from Mexico was to help Mexico develop its economy so that some day there would be little difference in personal incomes between people in Mexico and the United States.

Fox suggested that Canada, the United States and Mexico, the three members of the North American Free Trade Agreement, devote tens of billions of dollars to a fund that would ``invest in underdeveloped regions."

``Then you're working to have an even-even situation between Mexico and the United States on income as today you have between the United States and Canada," Fox said.

Fox, who was president of Mexico in 2000 to 2006, said building a wall didn't save China from its enemies and didn't protect communist East Germany from freedom.

He noted that U.S. President Ronald Reagan in 1987 urged Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall, which Germans themselves tore down two years later. Fox said Reagan understood that "walls don't work."

``Compassion, love, freedom, innovation, creativity is what works. And those are the kind of bridges we should be building instead of walls," Fox said.

Alabama Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks, the 2008-09 president of the NASDA, said he doubts the border fence will work, especially since pedestrian or vehicle barriers are planned for only about 670 miles of the U.S.-Mexican border, which extends about 2,000 miles.

Mountains and other natural barriers, as well as cameras, radar and other sensors backed by border patrols in remote areas, are supposed to make do for the rest of the border. ``I don't think it's going to work when you piecemeal it," Sparks said.

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Fox suggested that Canada, the United States and Mexico, the three members of the North American Free Trade Agreement, devote tens of billions of dollars to a fund that would ``invest in underdeveloped regions."

"Underdeveloped regions?" How much cash will mexico be kicking in to invest in underdeveloped regions? That's right....none, because that underdeveloped region which Fox speaks of is mexico. And as usually the case with that parasitic country, the US is expected to subsidize its existence.

The only news here is that fox is now trying to dig into the pockets of Canda too! Fox is akin to that annoying telemarketing caller that you simply hang up on when they call.

Canada should hang up the phone now before its too late!

When I read Vincente Fox's words the mental image of a Snake pops into my head for some reason... p

No fence/wall needed between friends?

With freinds like that who needs enemies?

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"He noted that U.S. President Ronald Reagan in 1987 urged Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall, which Germans themselves tore down two years later. Fox said Reagan understood that "walls don't work.'"

When you're trying to maintain a democratic and captitalistic society next door to the Russian Army, they're a thought.

The Berlin Wall was to keep its people trapped in! That's a BIG difference from keeping Invaders Out!

He also said Mexico and the United States should establish a temporary guest labor program under which Mexicans would return to their country once their jobs ended in the United States.

Hahaha. We already have programs like that Fox. Only they NEVER return home.

I'll like to see him behind 4 walls.

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``I don't understand why you build a wall that divides friends, that divides neighbors, that divides partners, the partnership we're building," said Fox,

What a load of CRAP! The elites of Mexico just want to pawn off their lowest citizens on us because the fact is that Mexico can not support their population. In fact, some Mexican border towns are complaining about the influx/return of Mexicans to Mexico!! And they like all of the US Dollars the illegal invaders send back to Mexico, draining out national wealth in the process.

I don't understand why you build a wall that divides friends, that divides neighbors, that divides partners, the partnership we're building," said Fox,

To quote Joe Wilson: YOU LIE. You know perfectly well why the wall was built, to keep illegal invaders in your country instead of ours.

Fox said the long-term solution to limiting the flow of immigrants from Mexico was to help Mexico develop its economy so that some day there would be little difference in personal incomes between people in Mexico and the United States.

Yeah, Americans will be in poverty too - paying for the free benefits for illegal Mexicans.

He also said Mexico and the United States should establish a temporary guest labor program under which Mexicans would return to their country once their jobs ended in the United States.

Now this is comical. My friend works for a company that has a manufacturing plant in Mexico. Each time he visits, even if only for a few hours, he needs to buy a work permit at the Mexican border.

How about all Americans who want to work in Mexico get a free pass, free education for their multitudes of children, free medical, housing assistance, food stamps, welfare, etc., etc., etc.