Mexican President Felipe Calderón on Monday decried anti-immigrant perceptions in the United States and argued that Mexican immigrants complement American workers.
On his first trip to the U.S. as Mexico's president, Calderón said he is working to combat anti-Americanism in Mexico and to improve job prospects there to reduce migration. He said he hopes that Americans resist anti-Mexican sentiments.
“The worst thing that happened in this country is this anti-Mexican or anti-immigrant perception of people. We need to contain this,” Calderón said after a speech at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government.
Importance: While the U.S. is building fences Mexico tries to build bridges. The way Calderon talks it sounds like he really wants to blend the two economies.
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