Tancredo, who represents the sixth District of Colorado and leader of the Congressional immigration Reform movement, congratulated Mexican President Felipe Calderon and offered his support in his push to improve his country's economic situation.
President Calderon in an {AP article}-- said that he would not be advocating immigration reform when he meets with President Bush, however, will discuss on what he intends to do to "keep Mexicans at home" and to "cure" Mexico's long tradition of the illegal immigration by focusing more on Mexico's economy and living standards.
President Calderon has presented a plan, which he calls "Platform Mexico" that will link 200 police stations initially and help federal, state and local police exchange information to build an intelligence database on drug gangs.
Tancredo quipped, “I find it particularly interesting that when President’s Bush and Calderon meet next week, one of them will be pushing for amnesty. Oddly enough it won’t be the Mexican president.”
President Calderon speech {The White House}--
interesting point of views. On one side, one proposal is changing or ignoring our laws to take advantage of cheap labor while the other side... proposes making things better at home so they're people don't have to leave in the first place.
2 comments:
FINALLY!!!
I am very surprised that more people have not left comments on this one. This is what we have been waiting for. Maybe the Mexican gov't will help pay for border patrol. (dreaming) Or better yet, if they can boost their own economy, the patrols won't be needed. (more dreaming) At least it is a positive step. (not holding my breath)
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