Following a "scolding" from north of the border, Mexico's President Vicente Fox said he regretted any hurt feelings over a comment he made about blacks in the United States. However, many Mexicans insist Americans overreacted.
In a speech Friday, Fox praised the dedication of Mexicans working in the United States, saying they're willing to take jobs that "even blacks" won't do.
U.S. State Department spokesman Richard Boucher called the remark "very insensitive and inappropriate" and said the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City had raised the issue with the Mexican government.
