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HRES 347 109th Congress House International Affairs Blacks Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Foreign leaders Government Operations and Politics Latin America Mexico Minorities Postage stamps Racial discrimination Racism

Condemning the Government of Mexico for printing and distributing blatantly racist postage stamps and urging Mexican President Vincente Fox to immediately cease printing and distributing the postage stamps and recall from circulation those postage stamps currently on the market.

Introduced: June 30, 2005 Introduced by: Cleaver, Emanuel Democratic · Missouri See on congress.gov
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5630-5631, H5633)
Jun 30, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Jun 30, 2005
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Condemns the government of Mexico for issuing a racist series of postage stamps.

Calls on Mexican President Vincente Fox to: (1) cease such stamps' printing and distribution and recall those stamps currently in circulation; and (2) apologize to the citizens of Mexico and the United States for the decision to circulate the stamps.

Declares that the government of Mexico's decision to issue the stamps is inconsistent with U.S. policy to eliminate vestiges of government sanctioned racial or ethnic discrimination or intolerance.

What's happening now July 11, 2005

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5630-5631, H5633)

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