Villaraigosa going to Mexico and El Salvador

The LA Times highlights Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's trip to Mexico and El Salvador today. His nine day mission: "to promote trade and coordinate the fight against violent international gangs." Yet he is also prepared to handle questions from the media on immigration. As Villaraigosa said in an interview for the article:

"As much as I want to talk about economic development, trade, investment [and] tourism, there's no question that there's going to be a real strong effort to move it away to immigration," Villaraigosa said in an interview last week. "I've said, 'Hey, I'm prepared for that. I welcome it. I recognize it's an important issue. It is, however, not the only issue.' "