Bloomberg Condemns Xenophobia in America

Mayor Bloomberg is saying that xenophobia in America is endangering the county's future and is "really very dangerous."

"It is staggering the damage that is being done to America, I think, by the anti-immigrant kinds of movement that you see in some parts of our country," he said yesterday, after delivering a speech at Fudan University in Shanghai.

"Our country was built by immigrants and if we don't keep a supply of immigrants coming in we are not going to have a future," he said.

Mr. Bloomberg's statements come amid growing speculation that he will run for president next year as a self-financed independent. Republican candidates for president have been calling for a tougher stance against illegal immigrants in America.