Mexico plays an essential role in international economic affairs. including its important contribution to the energy security of the hemisphere. its support for just and peaceful solutions to the crisis we face in Central America. and its leadership in efforts to forge a meaningful northsouth economic dialog. Mexicos economic health and progress is a major factor in that countrys ability to make a positive contribution internationally. and to pursue social and economic progress at home. Second. the issue of Mexican immigration into the United States is a familiar one here in the Senate. There can be no question that the economic crisis in Mexico will put even greater pressure on our border. as the unemployed come in search of food and work to the United States. The solution to these problems lies fundamentally not in immigration controls. but in reducing the economic pressures which drive Mexicans and other foreign workers to the United States. We cannot underestimate the great problems that we face in the United States as a result of the administrations failed economic policies. At the same time.
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