Mexican President-Elect Tells Fareed Zakaria: Solution To AZ Law Is Fixing Mexican Economy

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Mexican President-Elect Enrique Peña Nieto spoke to CNN's Fareed Zakaria this week for an interview airing tomorrow, and in a preview released today, Peña Nieto reacts to our Supreme Court upholding parts of Arizona's controversial SB-1070 law. While calling the law 'discriminatory,' he acknowledged that the solution was making immigration 'a decision and not a necessity for Mexicans.'

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Zakaria asked Peña Nieto to respond to the Arizona law and explain how, as president of Mexico, his administration would address the immigration problem, particularly the criminal side of it. He called the law 'discriminatory' and argued that said laws 'do not recognize the contribution and the value of millions of immigrants' to the American economy. He added, however, that as President of Mexico, 'I understand that Mexico must facilitate conditions for greater economic development through structural reforms, treasury reform, labor reform' in order to generate jobs and great opportunities in our culture.' The bottom line for him was to make 'immigration a decision and not a necessity for Mexicans.'

The clip via CNN below' full interview will air tomorrow: