[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 115 (Tuesday, August 16, 1994)]
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                   NO HELP NEEDED FROM MEXICO ON SOS

  (Mr. CALVERT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. CALVERT. Mr. Speaker, yesterday, Mexican Deputy Foreign Minister 
Andres Rozental denounced the Save our State proposition on the 
California ballot.
  He said his Government would work closely with those in our State who 
oppose the proposition in order to bring about its defeat.
  Well, thank you very much, Mr. Rozental, but the people of California 
are perfectly capable of determining public policy without the help of 
a foreign government.
  If the Mexican Government wishes to be helpful to our state, perhaps 
their public officials will consider making a greater effort to keep 
their citizens from violating the immigration laws of the United 
States.
  Mr. Speaker, the Save Our State or SOS initiative in California is 
not an anti-Mexican or anti-anybody proposition. It is a pro-American 
initiative. And, that means a pro-Irish American; pro-Japanese 
American; pro-Vietnamese American, and yes, Mr. Speaker, it is a pro-
Mexican-American proposition.
  SOS is not aimed against anyone. It is aimed at protecting the 
economy of California so that it will continue to be a land of 
opportunity for past, present and future legal immigrants.
  So, thank you for your interest, Mr. Rozental, but the people of 
California will decide this issue, not the public officials of our 
neighbor and friend to the south.

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