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There's no doubt that Mexican men and women - full of dignity, willpower and a capacity for work - are doing the work that not even blacks want to do in the United States.

Vicente Fox

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Vicente Fox
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: July 2
Businessperson
Economist
Former President Of Mexico
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Guanajuato
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I have decided to fight for my country, because we have build a success story in Guanajuato, with real results and more yet to come in the next two years.
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So if Arizona sees the federal government isn't assuming its responsibilities, it creates local laws. But migration and keeping security on the borders is not a local or state issue, it's a federal issue.
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Instead of building walls, we should be building bridges.
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By dedicating so much concentration to the issue of security, bilateral matters pass to a secondary level.
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And I like to convey my feelings, my emotions, my experience, the information I have to public use, public opinion.
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I should say many things. Mexico has been one of the losers of the 20th century. We tried many different alternatives to development and unfortunately we have 40 percent of the population poor we have a per capita income that is extremely low.
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I think there's a big misunderstanding on the value of migrants.
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We have dignity in Mexico and we have to put a stop to anybody who offends the dignity of Mexico or its institutions.
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We are not going to build a pressure in Mexico. We're not building walls to retain our people.
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I think it's very important that the United States keeps out of the local electoral process in Mexico.
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Usually Mexico, or always Mexico has defended itself and its territory.
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I believe that work can be done on security in combating terrorism in Mexico we have done our part in this area. But at the same time, the world must continue working.
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No doubt I enjoy being close to people in the way I dress, the way I speak, and the way I communicate with people.
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As long as they are working, they should be legalized. I admire so much each and every migrant. They are the most loyal workers in the U.S. economy. They build the homes of those who are attacking them.
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The army should go back to their assigned duties, and police should take the responsibility of fighting the cartels.
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When the day comes that it is time to adopt the alternative of lifting punishment for consumption of drugs, it would have to come all over the world. Humanity some day will see that it is best in that sense.
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I am the guardian of power, not its owner.
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The job of president is to motivate, to inspire, to be side by side with people making sure that they develop all their capacities and that I remove all the obstacles they have to grow by themselves.
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The real end winner of NAFTA is going to be Mexico because we have the human capital. We have that resource that is vital to the success of the U.S. economy.
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Fortunately, I have money that's from my life's work. But it's money that I share and used greatly to fight poverty in my country.
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