By TRACI CARL | Associated Press Writer
September 2, 2007

MEXICO CITY - President Felipe Calderon blasted U.S. immigration
policies on Sunday and promised to fight harder to protect the rights of
Mexicans in the U.S., saying "Mexico does not end at its borders."

The criticism earned Calderon a standing ovation during his first
state-of-the nation address.

"We strongly protest the unilateral measures taken by the U.S. Congress
and government that have only persecuted and exacerbated the
mistreatment of Mexican undocumented workers," he said. "The
insensitivity toward those who support the U.S. economy and society has
only served as an impetus to reinforce the battle ... for their rights."

He also reached out to the millions of Mexicans living in the United
States, many illegally, saying: "Where there is a Mexican, there is
Mexico."

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