Schwarzenegger to Mexico
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, looking to improve his image with Hispanics at home, was heading to Mexico on Friday to meet with Baja California Governor Eugenio Elorduy about security issues, immigration and a controversial border canal.
Schwarzenegger has come under fire from many of his state’s 12 million Hispanics for opposing driver’s licenses for illegal immigrants and proposing health and welfare cuts that would have hit Hispanics hard.
He angered both Californians and the Mexican government when he praised a citizen border patrol and said California’s border with Mexico should be closed – something he quickly apologized for.
His trip to Mexico marks the start of a US$1 million (euro 823,045) campaign aimed directly at Hispanic voters in California using Spanish- language television ads to improve his image among Hispanics.
Friday’s visit to Mexico will be his second as governor. During his first visit, in July, he made no public comments and only attended a dinner of border governors from both the United States and Mexico.
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California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, looking to improve his image with Hispanics at home, arrived in Mexico on Friday and met with Baja California Gov. Eugenio Elorduy about security issues, immigration and a controversial border canal.
Schwarzenegger has come under fire from many of his state's 12 million Hispanics for opposing driver's licenses for illegal immigrants and proposing health and welfare cuts that would have hit Hispanics hard.
He angered both Californians and the Mexican government when he praised a citizen border patrol and said California's border with Mexico should be closed – something he quickly apologized for.
In Mexico, Schwarzenegger
Schwarzenegger to Mexico
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, looking to improve his image with Hispanics at home, was heading to Mexico on Friday to meet with Baja California Governor Eugenio Elorduy about security issues, immigration and a controversial border canal.
Schwarzenegger has come under fire from many of his state's 12 million Hispanics for opposing driver's licenses for illegal immigrants and proposing health and welfare cuts that would have hit Hispanics hard.
He angered both Californians and the Mexican government when he praised a citizen border patrol and said California's border with Mexico should be closed -- something he quickly apologized for.
His trip to
Schwarzenegger emphasizes cooperation with Mexico
Stressing his love of the country to the south, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger emphasized his goal of stronger ties with Mexico in his weekly radio address Saturday.
Looking to boost his image with Hispanics at home, Schwarzenegger visited Mexico on Friday, meeting with his Baja California counterpart in talks on security and immigration.
"Mexico is our Number One trading partner, and I am proud that we have increased trade with Mexico by 16 percent last year alone," Schwarzenegger said Saturday. "Our trade relationship supports as many as 200,000 California jobs and generates nearly $160 billion for our economy."
Schwarzenegger and
Protesters Meet Governor in Mexico
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As the Governor's motorcade pulled in front of the building for the meeting, he heard from protesters who drove from San Diego to express their opposition to the Schwarzenegger administration's immigration policies.
Gov. Schwarzenegger was in Mexicali to talk about border issues as well as trade and the economy.
"He said he wouldn't take money from special interests," protester Vicente Rodriguez told CNN. "Yet his has raised more money than the two
Schwarzenegger: Border fence with Mexico is return to the Stone Age
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I think that it will be ludicrous to limit yourself to just building a wall, Schwarzenegger said in an interview with US television network ABC. Were going back to the Stone Ages here.
We are landing men on the moon and in outer space using all these great things. I think that other technology really
Assembly leader's trip to Mexico rife with political implications
Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez leaves for a three-day trip to Mexico this week to meet with Mexican President Vicente Fox and other officials, a visit he says is needed to repair frayed relations between California and its largest trading partner.
Nunez said Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's recent comments on border security, including his praise of the volunteer Minuteman patrols, offended some Mexican officials.
"I didn't realize the attitude in Mexico toward Gov. Schwarzenegger is bad, very bad," Nunez, D-Los Angeles, said . "When I talk to people from Mexico, high-ranking officials from Mexico, it is
Nuñez Trip Hits Heavy Resistance
California Assembly Speaker Fabian Nuñez is one of a new generation of Spanish-speaking politicians who represent an increasingly potent Latino constituency. But somewhere between Sacramento and Mexico City, his goodwill message got lost in translation.
Nuñez landed in Mexico this week with the best of intentions: strengthening ties with the country, California's largest trading partner, and addressing the thorny issue of illegal immigration. He worked with a local public relations man to spread his message to as many people as possible: that immigrants were a precious California resource and that the two nations must work together to
Fox Leaves Washington With Message Of Cooperation
Mexican President Vicente Fox is again urging cooperation between Mexico and the U.S. as he awaits a Congressional decision on immigration reform.
Speaking Thursday at the Rainier Club in Seattle, Fox said education and a strong economy are the keys to stemming the flow of people north out of Mexico.
Afterward, Fox left for California, where he will meet with Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and the mayor of Los Angeles.
Earlier Thursday, Fox spent some time with patients at a south Seattle clinic that treats poor immigrants.
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Gov. Pays Quick Visit to Mexico
On his first visit to this nation since taking office, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger received a warm reception Thursday from fellow governors at a border conference, but largely avoided a swarm of media eager to question him about his stances on illegal immigration.
The brief stop in many ways contrasted with the governor's trips to Japan and the Middle East, where he was often greeted by adoring crowds, had high-profile meetings with heads of state and was, in general, more solicitous of the media.
In a tightly controlled visit to this sweltering desert city about 450 miles southeast
