Mike Pence: “I join President Bush and my colleagues in welcoming His Excellency Vicente Fox to the U.S. Capitol today. Listening to…”

“I join President Bush and my colleagues in welcoming His Excellency Vicente Fox to the U.S. Capitol today. Listening to President Fox's words this morning confirms the special relationship that we enjoy between Mexico and the United States. We all know, as my colleague and friend just mentioned, that immigration policy is crucial and should be the focus of discussions between the United States and Mexico. We should be an America that welcomes again, and I say that from the heart as the grandson of an Irish immigrant to this country. But we must also look, Madam Speaker, beyond immigration. We have a historic opportunity to expand our relationship rooted in free trade, to which President Fox also alluded. President Fox accurately acknowledged that we share the most dynamic border in the world. Let us show the world how neighbors can improve lives through mutual trust and mutual respect. Today more than ever it is time for America and Mexico to prove that adage that we ought to love our neighbors as ourselves.”