Stormhaven
05-17-2005, 09:41 AM
Surprised I didn't hear about this comment till now:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/americas/05/16/mexico.fox/index.html
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Fox 'regrets' remark about blacks
Mexican president invites Sharpton, Jackson to collaborate
Tuesday, May 17, 2005 Posted: 3:17 AM EDT (0717 GMT)
Mexican President Vicente Fox
(CNN) -- Mexican President Vicente Fox called two American civil rights leaders late Monday and told them he regretted any offense to African-Americans when he said Mexican immigrants in the United States take jobs "that not even blacks want to do."
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"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 in Spanish.
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http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/americas/05/16/mexico.fox/index.html
(snip)
Fox 'regrets' remark about blacks
Mexican president invites Sharpton, Jackson to collaborate
Tuesday, May 17, 2005 Posted: 3:17 AM EDT (0717 GMT)
Mexican President Vicente Fox
(CNN) -- Mexican President Vicente Fox called two American civil rights leaders late Monday and told them he regretted any offense to African-Americans when he said Mexican immigrants in the United States take jobs "that not even blacks want to do."
...
"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 in Spanish.
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