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| Jun 23, 2015 at 17:57 | comment | added | user1530 | @lazarusL Broadly speaking, I agree. There's a lot of plusses and minuses. in the context of illegal immigration, though, NAFTA hit the rural poor pretty hard in how it disrupted the traditional ag economy in Mexico. For example, Mexico now has to import corn from the US. As ag jobs were reduced in Mexico, it's yet one more reason why some would try to come north to work here in the US ag industry. | |
| Jun 23, 2015 at 17:45 | comment | added | lazarusL | "US Trade Policies have contributed to the economic problems Mexico has had." While I won't defend the obvious corruption that is the US farm bill, NAFTA is certainly more nuanced than that. NAFTA created tons of economic opportunities for Mexico. Here are some articles to give some perspective: washingtontimes.com/news/2012/may/14/… economist.com/news/leaders/… | |
| May 26, 2015 at 9:39 | vote | accept | Yuri Borges | ||
| May 24, 2015 at 5:15 | history | answered | user1530 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |