Expatriates' Vote May Hold Key to Change in Mexico

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"SHAMEFUL" is the word that Mexican President Vicente Fox has used, seemingly without irony, to decribe American proposals to build a fence among the two nations' massive border. One might argue that the term is a better description of the corrupt, opportunity- stifling government Fox oversees, or that "ineffective" would be a better characterization of the border-wall idea. After all, it's Fox's country and its policies that compel millions of Mexicans to risk their lives fleeing north - a force that no American barrier could ever thwart.

True solutions to the immigration problem are neither within our borders nor under our exclusive control. It is time to refocus the debate where it belongs - on making the leadership of Mexico accountable for Mexico's underperforming economy.

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Expatriates' Vote May Hold Key to Change in Mexico

If Mexico were able to attain the growth rate of China, not only could you stop the immigration north, you could even reverse it, as happened briefly shortly after the signing of the North ...

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