Mexican President Vicente Fox asked state leaders Wednesday for better treatment of illegal immigrants from his country, saying they "contribute important benefits" to New Mexico's economy.
Fox said migrants need better access to health care and education and more attention to human rights issues.
"There is an urgent need to guarantee respect for human rights on our borders, prevent more deaths in the desert and wage an all-out battle against those who threaten, extort or attack migrants," Fox, speaking in Spanish, told the New Mexico Legislature. A simultaneous translation was provided.
The Mexican president said Mexican workers in the United States need "access to decent health care" and said "certain groups of migrants are only cared for in charity clinics." "We must work together so that they can have health insurance," he said...
Fox thanked New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson and other state leaders for approving a law this year that allows New Mexico to issue driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants. Richardson said 7,000 licenses have been issued to Mexican nationals since the law took effect in June. "This program is working and it is working safely and efficiently," Richardson said.
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