President Obama and Mexican President, Felipe Calderon met for dinner on Wednesday, May 19th to chew on the finer points of the Mexican-United States Border policy. Also present were Vice President Joseph Biden Jr. and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Both Obama and Calderon denounced the recent approval of the Arizona Immigration Bill. Obama called it “a misdirected expression of frustration over our broken immigration system
However, Obama clearly laid the ground work for construction of the national immigration proposal and also defended his record on border security. Obama also used this event to help push Congress to pass legislation to increase enforcement of the immigration law and create an avenue for illegal immigrants to pay a fine and back taxes.
President Calderon said “Many Mexicans now face discrimination and we will retain our firm rejection to criminalize migration so that people that work and provide things to this nation will be treated as criminals.”
While the two Presidents were dining, Mrs. Obama and Mrs. Calderon attended a Maryland Elementary School to showcase healthy living. The first ladies took some questions from a few students.
One girl asked Mrs. Obama “Is the President was going to send everyone away that doesn’t have papers?” She replied. Yeah, well, that’s something we have to work on, right? To make sure that people can be here with the right papers.”
The little girl said, “But my Mom doesn’t have papers.”
Mrs. Obama seemed perplexed, and said “We will have to work on that, we have to fix that and everyone has to work together in Congress to make sure that happens.”
Many people hope this will have a powerful impression on Mrs. Obama, whom until now has been mostly removed from the nation’s problem with immigration..
However, Obama clearly laid the ground work for construction of the national immigration proposal and also defended his record on border security. Obama also used this event to help push Congress to pass legislation to increase enforcement of the immigration law and create an avenue for illegal immigrants to pay a fine and back taxes.
President Calderon said “Many Mexicans now face discrimination and we will retain our firm rejection to criminalize migration so that people that work and provide things to this nation will be treated as criminals.”
While the two Presidents were dining, Mrs. Obama and Mrs. Calderon attended a Maryland Elementary School to showcase healthy living. The first ladies took some questions from a few students.
One girl asked Mrs. Obama “Is the President was going to send everyone away that doesn’t have papers?” She replied. Yeah, well, that’s something we have to work on, right? To make sure that people can be here with the right papers.”
The little girl said, “But my Mom doesn’t have papers.”
Mrs. Obama seemed perplexed, and said “We will have to work on that, we have to fix that and everyone has to work together in Congress to make sure that happens.”
Many people hope this will have a powerful impression on Mrs. Obama, whom until now has been mostly removed from the nation’s problem with immigration..
Reference: NY Time May 19th, Peter Baker
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