As part of his immigration plan, Barack Obama promised to "do more to promote economic development in Mexico to decrease illegal immigration."

Obama's logic is that an increase in economic development in Mexico would reduce the need for its residents to come to the United States in search of work.

Obama has gone to Mexico twice so far - in April and August of 2009. Both times he held joint press conferences with Mexico's President Felipe Calderón, and both times he reiterated his support toward economic development in Mexico.

"[President Calderón and I] worked hard, hand in hand at the G20 summit. And that's what we will continue to do at the Summit of the Americas and beyond, so that we can jumpstart job creation, promote free and fair trade, and develop a coordinated response to this economic crisis," Obama said during his April 2009 visit.

And in August, Obama repeated his goals and said he and Calderón had discussed them during the G8 and G20 summits.

"We recommitted ourselves to the infrastructure investments, the common-sense regulations and intellectual property protections upon which trade thrives. We are among each other's largest trading partners. As we work together towards lasting prosperity, we need to expand that trade, not restrict it," he said.

So, there has been a lot of verbal promotion, but nothing tangible yet. Still, it's enough for us to rate it In the Works.