December 20, 2006


Mexican president welcomes migrants returning for the holidays

NOGALES, Mexico Mexican President Felipe Calderon was in Nogales, Sonora, today, shaking hands with migrants coming home for the holidays and promising to defend their rights in the United States.

But unlike his predecessor Vicente Fox, Calderon says his administration will focus more on creating jobs to keep Mexicans home rather than concentrating solely on a U-S migration accord.

Calderon says "The generation of well-paid jobs is the only long lasting solution to the migration problem."

Calderon also pledged to fight corruption and make Mexico more attractive to foreign investors.

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