THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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MEXICO CITY - President Vicente Fox pledged yesterday to travel to the U.S. border soon to personally greet Mexicans returning home, providing an example of how he believes immigrants should be treated.

During a meeting with Mexican-American leaders, Fox repeated his vision of an economically strong, stable Mexico with jobs for its people and wages that eventually could compete with those in the United States.

"The dream is that each kid, each young person, each of our children could stay with his family on this side of the border, could stay here in Mexico," he said.

His comments were greeted with tears and cheers of "It can be done!"

Fox urged those attending the event to invest in Mexico, promising that their dollars will be used to create job opportunities for relatives left behind.

Money from immigrants

He also said his government would study ways to make sure money from Mexican immigrants in the United States arrives cheaply and safely.

Although he briefly mentioned his plan to work toward opening the borders between the United States and Mexico, Fox focused more on what he planned to do for Mexican-Americans in his first days in office.

Mexican Foreign Secretary Jorge Castaneda pledged to set up U.S. consulates that will work more closely with Mexicans in the United States and "listen more to immigrants to try to bring them more services."

John Arneson, a Dallas attorney who attended the event, said he was impressed with Fox, but wondered how much the new leader could accomplish.