NUL Pres. Morial Criticizes Vincente Fox re African American Workers

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National Urban League President Morial Criticizes Negative Comments by Mexican President Fox About African American Workers; Calls on Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to Admonish Fox

5/16/2005 7:20:00 PM


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To: National Desk

Contact: Matt Lauer for the National Urban League, 202-448-3127; Web: http://www.nul.org

NEW YORK, May 16 /U.S. Newswire/ -- National Urban League President Marc H. Morial issued the following statement regarding the negative comments made by Mexico's President, Vicente Fox concerning African American workers.

"President Vicente Fox's statement has regrettably served to reinforce stereotypical views of both Black and Latino workers in the United States and further demonstrates a clear lack of knowledge of the high unemployment rate among both African American and Latino males in many American cities.

Too many of us are working on economic policies to lift up all American workers, and President Fox's insensitive statements are not productive and just plain foolish. Our own Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice should communicate to the Mexican government that President Fox's statement was neither appropriate nor warranted." said Marc Morial, President and CEO, National Urban League.

According to CNN, President Fox stated "There is no doubt that Mexicans, filled with dignity, willingness and ability to work, are doing jobs that not even blacks want to do there in the United States."

Established in 1910, the National Urban League is the nation's oldest and largest civil rights, community-based organization dedicated to empowering African Americans to enter the economic and social mainstream. The National Urban League's over 100 local affiliates operating in 35 states and the District of Columbia provide direct services to more than 2 million people nationwide through programs, advocacy and research. (http://www.nul.org)

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1. Just reported on MSRNC

Fox has supposedly telephoned Rev Jesse Jackson & Rev. Al Sharpton, appologizing and saying he was "misquoted".

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2. General question

How can a topic be so hot one day and be totally ignored another? Where is our sense of continuity?