Bush promised to solve all the problems with Mexico and finally “push through” the laws on migrants through Congress

Immigration reform will be the key to solving problems on the southern borders of the United States. Such a statement, as reported by AR, was made by President George Bush, who spent two days in Mexico, meeting, including with the president of this country, Felipe Calderon.

As the agency notes, formally, Bush’s speech was addressed to the Mexican people and recently elected president, but, apparently, the head of the White House hoped that his statements would pay attention to several thousand kilometers from Mexico - in the US Congress.

However, George Bush could not promise a Latin American country that the congress would accept his program regarding the workers-illegal, but he promised to make every effort to “push” this law. Bush emphasized that he just like Calderon condemns the current approach to migration processes.

Bush noted that the United States and Mexico shares a multi -kilometer border, which should "not share, but unite" nations. The head of the White House spoke out for cooperation, which will open borders for tourism and trade, but would close them once and for all for smugglers, weapons and terrorists.

After two days of rather warm meetings, Felipa Calderon announced the beginning of the "new stage of bilateral relations."

AR notes that shortly before September 11, Bush announced that the establishment of friendly relations with Mexico is a priority for him, but then the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq followed - Mexico did not support the last conflict. Bush's attention switched to the Middle East, and the Mexicans felt that they were neglected.

In Mexico, they do not agree that Washington began the construction of more than a thousand -kilometer bargaining strip on the southern border. According to the Mexican President, these measures will not save against illegal migration, it would be much more effective to create new jobs in Mexico, hinting, obviously, that the United States should make investments in the economy of its southern neighbor.

Mexicans, indeed, see an insult in the American wall, which only worsens tense relations with the United States. Now George Bush states that this is only the first intermediate step, and in general, migration reform should save the situation.

Given the fact that Bush’s stay at the president’s post soon ends, the head of the United States promised to resolve all issues with this program by August. He used to offer for Mexicans who want to work in the United States to introduce temporary visas, but Congress did not approve of this approach.

This measure would not give American citizenship automatically, but would be the beginning of the path to this. However, even the Republicans say that such a move can become a banal amnesty for those Mexicans who, before the adoption of the law, managed to illegally emigrate to the United States. However, Bush does not give up and claims that his administration spends a lot of effort on lobbying the bill in the Senate.

ITAR-TASS notes that the migration problem was not the only one discussed by Bush and Calderon. The President of Mexico during the meetings also stated that the struggle against the drug mafia in the country cannot be successful without reducing drug consumption in neighboring USs.

In general, agencies reported on Tuesday in the Southeast Mexican state of Yukatan became one of the most calm days for the Latin American tour for Bush. Recall that the head of the United States visited Brazil, Uruguay, Colombia and Guatemala. Almost everywhere, Bush was met by stormy anti -American performances .