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Stop "blame game," Mexican ambassador says of immigration debate


ATLANTA Mexico's ambassador to the U-S says immigration reform is too big for a single country to handle alone, and both Mexico and the United States need to work constructively on the issue

Ambassador Carlos de Icaza said during a visit to the Mexican consulate in Atlanta that the two countries " need to start talking like neighbors, stop the 'blame game' and start looking at this issue constructively."

De Icaza came to Atlanta to be the keynote speaker of a Georgia Tech symposium. His comments came a day after supporters of the U-S House version of immigration reform blamed illegal immigrants for putting undue strain on the nation's health care system.

Congress remains deadlocked between House and Senate versions of immigration reform. Some Republicans say the Senate plan does not go far enough and object to provisions including one that would allow some illegal immigrants now in the United States to work toward becoming citizens.

De Icaza said he hoped any immigration reform would both address the security needs of the United States and "the reality" that Mexican workers will continue to seek jobs in the U-S economy.