Thread: Former Mexican president Fox to speak at Duke

From Staff Reports
Mexico's former president Vicente Fox will be in Durham on Saturday to address graduates of the Global Executive MBA program at Duke's Fuqua School of Business.
Duke officials have been low key about the visit because the invitation-only ceremony will not be open to the public, said Fuqua spokesman Chris Privett. Fox will not be granting interviews, Privett said.

During the ceremony, Fuqua Dean Blair Sheppard will present Fox an award for distinguished leadership, Privett said. The event takes place at 10 a.m. at Geneen Auditorium.

Sixty-five people will graduate Saturday from the MBA program, designed for executives from companies around the world. The 18-month program combines residential sessions in Asia, Europe, Latin America and North America with Internet-based distance learning.

Fox, who was president of Mexico from 2000 to 2006, recently has been on tour to promote his book, "Revolution of Hope: The Life, Faith & Dreams of a Mexican President."

He was in Atlanta earlier this week to speak at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum. While there, he was asked about a new program in Cobb County, Ga., to deport illegal immigrants from its jail, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.

Fox responded that there are two types of local governments when it comes to immigration: Those that are "humane" and understand the benefits of immigrant workers, and those that are "really going too far, and violating human rights in certain situations."

A group of about 20 Minutemen, who oppose illegal immigration, carried placards and signs and confronted Fox outside the museum, the newspaper reported.

Fox referred to the protesters as "xenophobes," and said the immigration issue is "being managed by fear." While there is a legitimate concern about terrorism in the United States after Sept. 11, Mexican immigrants are not out to destroy the United States, he said.

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Originally Posted by JohnB2012

Fox responded that there are two types of local governments when it comes to immigration: Those that are "humane" and understand the benefits of immigrant workers, and those that are "really going too far, and violating human rights in certain situations."

so with mexicos VERY strict immigration laws, where does that put him/them? i really think we have very guilty fingers pointing in the wrong direction.