As President Bush tried to mend frayed relations with Mexico, the Mexican president gave him a cool reception on Tuesday, calling on Mr. Bush to live up to his longtime promise to make Mexico a priority and criticizing American plans to build a 700-mile fence along the border.
President Felipe Calderón warned that the only way to stem illegal migration and ensure regional security was to raise the standard of living here.
Mr. Bush took the slight chastising in stride and promised, as he has in the past, to push for an immigration bill that would allow more guest workers and provide a path to citizenship for many Mexicans living in the United States illegally.
On Monday, President Óscar Berger of Guatemala complained about the forced deportations of his countrymen who enter the United States illegally.
At nearly every turn, the American president has been faced with anger over what is perceived as the United States’ neglect of the region and frustration with its tougher border-security policies in the wake of the 2001 terrorist attacks.
On immigration, the Mexican leader raised objections, as he has in the past, to the construction of a 700-mile wall along parts of the border, saying that building roads in Mexico would be more useful.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/14/world/americas/14prexy.html?ex=1331524800&en=6b7841e56f8f0504&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
President Felipe Calderón warned that the only way to stem illegal migration and ensure regional security was to raise the standard of living here.
Mr. Bush took the slight chastising in stride and promised, as he has in the past, to push for an immigration bill that would allow more guest workers and provide a path to citizenship for many Mexicans living in the United States illegally.
On Monday, President Óscar Berger of Guatemala complained about the forced deportations of his countrymen who enter the United States illegally.
At nearly every turn, the American president has been faced with anger over what is perceived as the United States’ neglect of the region and frustration with its tougher border-security policies in the wake of the 2001 terrorist attacks.
On immigration, the Mexican leader raised objections, as he has in the past, to the construction of a 700-mile wall along parts of the border, saying that building roads in Mexico would be more useful.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/14/world/americas/14prexy.html?ex=1331524800&en=6b7841e56f8f0504&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
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