Mexican bishops renew calls for U.S.-Mexican accord on illegal aliens

Published: 2004-11-10

MEXICO CITY (CNS) -- Mexican bishops have renewed their calls for the U.S. and Mexican governments to reach an accord on legalizing the millions of undocumented aliens living and working in the United States. Speaking on the eve of yearly bilateral talks between the two countries, Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera of Mexico City said reaching a migration accord should be a top priority for both governments. "We've always asked authorities to meet their obligations, and one of them is to make sure (migrants') human rights are respected," Cardinal Rivera told reporters Nov. 7. Following the talks, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said at a Mexico City press conference Nov. 9 that the Bush administration would try to convince Congress to adopt a guest worker program, "but we don't want to overpromise."

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