Vicente Fox visits San Diego

Mexico’s globe-trotting former president, Vicente Fox, visited San Diego yesterday for an awards ceremony where he talked tough against the proposed U.S.-Mexico border fence and took a veiled swipe at his old nemesis, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.

Fox has kept a busy public schedule since leaving office five months ago. He came to San Diego after giving a speech at the European Parliament. At the U.S. Grant Hotel ballroom downtown, Fox got several standing ovations and accepted an award from the Institute of the Americas for his commitment to democratic principles.

Fox plans on building the first Mexican presidential library and said he will “ride his horse of democracy” to South America to promote social policies. Though he praised some South American leftist presidents, he criticized “messianic, dictatorial” leaders.

“I don’t accept demagoguery as an easy answer to poverty,” said Fox, in an obvious reference to Chavez, with whom he had tense relations. The former president saved his most impassioned remarks for U.S. plans to build a fence along the border.

He noted that his own grandfather, a Cincinnati-born U.S. citizen who moved to Mexico, embodied the immigrant experience that enriches nations. “I can’t understand why a democratic nation, the champion of democracy and freedom, is building a wall,” said Fox.

Posted by Richard Marosi in San Diego

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On Fox's supposed concern for poverty, if he did half of what Chavez has done for the poor he may be able to talk. Hugo Chavez of Venezuela has decreased poverty by nearly half in 3 years - an amazing accomplishment.

[yours truly, Johnny Dollar]

................American Social Welfare Check is Thicker Than Blood...............

In order to keep those AFDC checks coming in, Mexican parents, deported to Mexico, "decide" to leave their three children in San Diego. Children will then go to Western Union to wire funds to Mexico. Get in line.
Mexico is a failed culture; if Mexicans decide (are ignorant enough) to have children as conejo have bunnies, Americans will not continue to finance their (let them pay for it) behaviour.
Good fences make good neighbors.
When my neighbor's dogs come into my backyard, I will not feed them. Hispanic is a language group; not a race.
Thus, no "racism" here. Check the dictionary. maybe Language-group-ism.
While you are there, look up the word "wetback" (it is in there).
Mexicans have soiled their country's diaper; they will not be allowed to
continue to soil America's diaper.
While these three children's parents are on their way "South of the Border
Down Mexico Way," I suggest that they put several of their countrymen, standing in the middle of our street intersections, selling $1 bags of peanuts/oranges, in the back seat of their SUV (I'm all for carpooling).
PS: What's a pack of Chiclets going for these days?

[nick]

We are building a wall because you and the rest of your ruling class are so stupid, yes stupid (No I am not a racist.) and unable to build a viable society for your countrymen. They have to come here to pick up my craps. How sad. Mr. Fox, don't you have any pride in yourself. If I were you, I would go and fall on a sword. In your case, suicide is more honorable.

[DfD]

Vicente Fox should take the Illegal Aliens that are Mexicans, back to Mexico and just shut the hell up!!