100px|Vicente Fox President of Mexico Vicente Fox spoke out on Friday in defense of Mexican workers headed North. Fox claimed that United States actions to halt illegal immigration are a step back from bilateral relations. Fox also said that the anti-immigration movement building in America is not "the road we should be building between friends and partners." In the past year, U.S. Senators John McCain and Edward Kennedy have proposed a bill that would allow illegal immigrants to obtain legal jobs and provide the option of becoming U.S. citizens . Others are proposing bills that would step up funding for border security and require U.S. government-issued I.D. cards.
100px|Vicente Fox spoke out on Friday in defense of Mexican workers headed North. Fox claimed that United States actions to halt illegal immigration are a step back from bilateral relations. Fox also said that the anti-immigration movement building in America is not "the road we should be building between friends and partners." In the past year, John McCain and have proposed a bill that would allow illegal immigrants to obtain legal jobs and provide the option of becoming U.S. . Others are proposing bills that would step up funding for border security and require U.S. government-issued I.D. cards.
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