Mexican President Vicente Fox and his U.S. counterpart George W. Bush have agreed on the important contribution of Mexican immigrants to the U.S. economy, presidential spokesman Ruben Aguilar told Mexican media on Wednesday.

Aguilar said Bush recognized the important contribution made by Mexican migrants to the U.S. in his annual address on Tuesday night.

Bush's remarks also showed he believes Fox is adopting the right position to resolve some of the issues surrounding the migration of his people, Aguilar said.

However, Aguilar noted that Bush also rejected any possible amnesty for millions of undocumented migrants working in the United States.

Aguilar said Fox would continue working through "appropriate channels" for migration reform for the two countries, adding that Mexico wants legal and orderly migration that respects Mexicans' human rights.

Aguilar said the two countries had resolved a bitter conflict that began on Monday last week after a confrontation between U.S. police and alleged drug traffickers, who were helped to escape from U.S. territory by armed men allegedly wearing Mexican army uniforms.

Source: Xinhua