Former president of Mexico to conclude Harding lecture series

From http://www.harding.edu/news_2007/news_fox.html

(my additional statements in red)


Harding University
April 20, 2007

SEARCY - Vicente Fox, former president of Mexico, will conclude the Harding University American Studies Institute 2006-07 Distinguished Lecture Series April 26.
When elected president of Mexico in 2000, Fox broke the stranglehold that the ruling party had held on the country for seven decades. A charismatic reformer, Fox played a vital role in Mexico's democratization and strengthened economy. During his tenure, Fox controlled inflation and interest rates and achieved the lowest unemployment rate in all of Latin America (because most of the unemployed came to America).
As president, Fox began to fight the long-standing corruption within the federal government(examples?). He limited his power to the constitutional limits and granted more power to the state and municipal governments (like the congress of Sonora that gave itself a raise while it's people were starved into going to Arizona). In the international framework, he gave priority to subjects such as international commerce (drug trafficking), economic integration (Carlos Slim's telephone monopoly), migratory policies (more illegals into America) and human rights (600+ dead women in Juarez), as well as fighting against drug trafficking (going after the weaker Cartels). In 2001, the National Endowment for Democracy (whoever they are?) granted him the Democracy Award and called him a "hero of democracy."
Fox's five-year term concluded at the end of 2006.

The presentation begins at 7:30 p.m. in Benson Auditorium. Reserved seat tickets are required. Tickets are free to the public and may be picked up at Benson ticket booth from 1 to 4 p.m. April 25, and from 1 to 4 and 6 to 7:30 p.m. April 26. For more information, call (501) 279-4497.

(keeparkansaslegal will attend this event and try to ask Fox why he starved his people into coming to America like the previous administrations instead of turning Mexico into a true country. Our organization will NOT be apart of the White Revolution protest on Wed April 25th at 10am.)