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Monday, July 21, 2008
Mexico awards “Aztec Eagle” to Ted Kennedy
Mexico awarded Sen. Edward Kennedy the country’s highest honor “for his work defending the rights of immigrants during his decades in Congress,” Reuters reported.
According to the Mexican government’s official gazette, it presented the “Aztec Eagle” honor to Kennedy in Washington on Friday, the story said.
“He has denounced injustices suffered by immigrants,” and “promoted initiatives to promote full political participation and increased access to health and education services for the Mexican-American community,” the official announcement said.
Kennedy, who is recovering from brain surgery, was a lead sponsor of a broad immigration bill that would have given many illegal immigrants a pathway to citizenship. The bill failed in the Senate last year.
Previous recipients of the “Aztec Eagle” honor include Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and his wife, Melissa, who were given the award last year for their philanthropic work in Mexico, Reuters said.
This photo from July 9 shows Kennedy’s first return to the Senate after his surgery.
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