Fox: 'Security is a shared responsibility'

Violence and illegal immigration on the Mexican border is not only a problem that Mexico has to fix--it's a problem that the United States has to fix, too. According to a Sept. 5 New York Times article, Mexican President Vicente Fox had this to say:

"Security is a shared responsibility." Then, referring to the United States, he said, "I don't understand that now they only cast blame and accusations, and they do not collaborate or cooperate so that together we can resolve this problem."

On the changes in immigration policy, he said: "There is will on the part of President Bush, according to what he has expressed publicly, and what he has expressed in conversations with us. So, I trust that in the coming weeks and months, we will succeed finally in arriving at a positive resolution for the benefit of both countries."