Mexican President Calderon can't say whether U.S. relatives are 'legal

The Washington Times

MERIDA, Mexico -- Mexican President Felipe Calderon yesterday said he doesn't know whether relatives, who he said work as vegetable pickers in the United States, are there legally.

"I do have family in the United States, and what I can tell you is that these are people who work and respect that country," he said at a press conference with President Bush here yesterday. "They pay their taxes to the government. These are people who work in the fields with vegetables. They probably handle that which you eat, the lettuce."

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Posted by Richard at March 15, 2007