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RedditWhat Vicente Fox, the President of Mexico, said was this: "There is no doubt that Mexicans, filled with dignity, willingness and ability to work, are doing jobs that not even blacks want to do there in the United States."
He said it in Spanish. He said it to a group of Texas businessmen meeting in Mexico. American and Mexican officials cited translation issues, context and the subject of illegal immigration. Jesse Jackson brought up border policies and citizenship rights.
Those are big words. But we should all be concerned with one word. A small one: Even.
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