Thread: Mexican pres.elect plays down expectations from US visit

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Mexican president-elect warns against high expectations from U.S. visit


The Associated PressPublished: November 6, 2006




MEXICO CITY: President-elect Felipe Calderon on Monday warned Mexicans to temper their expectations for his first visit with U.S. President George W. Bush later this week, saying his goal was merely "to establish a first contact" before he takes office Dec. 1.

Calderon says he wants to "clearly present my goals and concerns regarding the bilateral relationship and also to know firsthand the opinions, points of view and objectives of my counterparts, specifically the president of the United States."

He did not say whether he would reiterate Mexico's objection to Bush's signing of a law authorizing a major extension of a fence on the U.S. side of the border to stem illegal migration from Mexico. But the president-elect and his transition team have said the visit would be complicated by Bush's approval of 1,100 kilometers (690 miles) of additional fencing along the border.

Calderon, who travels to the United States on Wednesday, is meeting with Bush on Thursday at the White House. He also is scheduled to meet with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

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Mexico has argued that the fence will not stop migrants from crossing, but will only make it more dangerous for them.

President Vicente Fox, who compares the fence to the Berlin Wall, made passage of an integral immigration law that would provide legal means of employment for Mexican migrants a centerpiece of his administration.

Bush also made such a law one of his top priorities until the Sept. 11 attacks turned his attention more toward securing the border. Bush continued to support a temporary guest-worker program for Mexican migrants, but did not have congressional backing for the measure.

He signed the border fence-extension bill less than two weeks before the U.S. midterm elections, which take place Tuesday.

Over the weekend, Fox called that action a "clumsy" election-minded measure, at a summit of Portugal, Spain and Latin American nations that together blasted U.S. plans for new border walls.

The most important thing that Calderon could acomplish here is getting Mexican residents here and Mexican Americans to invest money in the grass roots level development of Mexico. Rather than pay for coyotes to bring in relatives they should be helping their families become more self sufficient in food. Rather than building houses as a form of conspicuous consumption they should be using mney to build storage buildings, factory shells and barns.

Different day, new Mexican President -- SAME CRAP

There will be no change whatsoever from what Vicente' Fox wanted.

Calderon will again assault America by demanding that his illegal Aliens be accommodated and allowed to theive the U.S. and that the U.S. (or his own worthless mexican presidency for that matter) cannot do anything to stop it.

Corruption, drugs and elite money handlers have already infected and waisted this mexican presidency.... but as we know President Bush will be more than happy to say eveything is just wonderful with Claderon and Mexico as Bush has drugs,crimes, and mexican military incursions jammed down his throat.

The unbridled belligerence, lies and assault will persist even though a wall has been thrown in Calderon's face.