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 has developed a reputation as being anti-immigrant.
“He doesn’t want Mexicans to go,” to California, said Victor Faz, a 16-year-old street taco vendor in Mexicali. “And they are the ones that help the state get ahead.”
But not everyone is critical. Asked what he thought of the California governor, Ricardo Vivanco, a 28-year-old loan company worker in Mexicali, said: “He makes good movies.”
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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 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
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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."
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We are landing men on the moon and in outer space using all these great things. I think that other technology really
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Bank of America Announces Free Nationwide Remittance to Mexico
ank of America today announced its
free nationwide remittance service that is making it easier for millions of
Hispanics to send money to Mexico by eliminating transfer fees. Called
SafeSend(R), the new feature is available to anyone who has a Bank of America
personal checking account. Earlier this year, Bank of America became the first
major financial institution in the United States to offer free remittances
when it introduced the product in Chicago.
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