‘They want to be at home, but they want to have a better job’
The spokeswoman for President Bush says illegal aliens from Mexico do not want to live permanently in the United States; they just want better jobs.
Dana Perino was responding to a question from Les Kinsolving, WND’s correspondent at the White House, who asked: “In Mexico President Calderon’s state of the nation address, he said, ‘Mexico does not end at its borders. Where there is a Mexican, there is Mexico.’ And my question: What is the president’s reaction to this statement, and what [does it mean to New Mexico and other U.S. states?”
“The president has tried to push forward a comprehensive immigration reform bill,” Perino said. “Obviously, he thinks that if people want to come here and work, they want to do so temporarily. They’re not seeking to live here, they want to live at home, but they want to have a better job in Mexico. And the president would like to see a comprehensive immigration reform bill done.” The Washington Post reported Felipe Calderon was critical of the United States at a recent invitation-only event where he delivered his state of the nation message, because such “immigration reforms” that among other things could create new and simpler paths to citizenship have been stalled in Congress.
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