For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
May 25, 2001
Statement by the Press Secretary
The President called Mexican President Vicente Fox this morning to
express deep sadness and condolences to President Fox, and the Mexican
people, over the horrible deaths of 14 Mexicans in the Arizona desert
earlier this week.
The Presidents reaffirmed the importance of our ongoing efforts on
border safety and migration, to ensure that tragic events such as this
do not happen again. They noted we are making steady
progress, and pledged both sides would work hard to carry this process
forward.
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