May 25, 2006
Migrationa 'shared' challenge, Fox says

Washington Times

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) -- Mexican President Vicente Fox told hundreds of farm workers here yesterday that neither his country nor the United States can go it alone in trying to fix immigration problems.

"It's clear the purpose is to reach an agreement that can give security, that can give legality, that can give flow to the migrant people," Mr. Fox said in Spanish on his second day of a four-day visit to the Western U.S. "I think we are closer to the end of this route. This is a shared responsibility, the immigration reform."

Mr. Fox spoke on the same day the U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly to limit debate on election-year immigration legislation. That cleared the way for final passage later this week of a bill that calls for tougher border security as well a right to citizenship for millions of illegal aliens.

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Posted by katie at May 25, 2006
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