Jesse Helms in The Associated Press

On Immigration: Work with new Mexican government to reduce immigration

“The best way to discourage illegal immigration to the US is to encourage in Mexico market reforms and economic opportunity,“ he said. ”President Fox is committed to this, and I am committed to helping him achieve it.“ During the meeting, he urged Mexico to help enforce the US-Mexican border-even as Fox has expressed interest in working toward the eventual free movement of workers between both countries. Helms described creating ”a new era of cooperation ... allowing us to work together to secure our common border and discourage the illegal immigration that serves neither your country nor mine.“