From Deseret News archives:
Sales pitch; Talks focus on importance of Utah-Mexico alliance
Instead, Fox told the audience of local dignitaries in English about his country's strong democracy and economy. His statistic-filled, nearly 20-minute speech often sounded like a sales pitch for investing in Mexico.
The Mexican president also acknowledged the economic, educational and cultural alliance between Mexico and Utah forged by Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. The governor traveled to Mexico City last July to win Fox's approval for the alliance.
Now called the Utah-Mexico "Project for Prosperity," the alliance has helped establish a "very strong tie," Fox said. "Mexico and Utah share a strategic vision," he said, expressing the hope that the relationship will be "increasingly productive."
His first-ever visit to Utah began on the eve of a vote in Washington, D.C., on a sweeping immigration bill that would offer the possibility of citizenship for some of the millions of undocumented workers in the United States, many of whom are from Mexico.
The Mexican president's earlier speech to business, political and civic leaders "shed some light of the economics of the situation, but it was silent on many of the challenges we're facing as a result of it," Sen. Curt Bramble, R-Provo, said, adding that economic "partners should be able to address those challenges openly."
Others in the audience, though, said Fox was right to focus on his country's financial situation rather than delve into the controversy surrounding immigration especially to a largely business-oriented audience.
Immigration "is a different discussion. I mean it's certainly an important one, but it's a different discussion point," said Chris Roybal, the governor's senior adviser for economic development.
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