Mexican workers are darn good. they do a good job and they are doing that right now for about onetenth of the wages. So the point that the gentleman is making about this onesixteenth of the productivity is basically manifested in areas where you are not going to see major investment by the United States. Now let me get back to the last question the gentleman asked when he yielded to me. and that is this: He talks about immigrants and says. "Well. if we do this. if we confer this economic benefit on Mexico. are you not going to stop illegal immigration? All of us want to see Mexican citizens appreciating Mexico perhaps more than they appreciate the United States and remaining with their families in Mexico." You know that was an argument that was put forth on this floor when the twinplant concept came up. The maquiladora concept. the idea of taking some of our production. moving it to Mexico. bringing the finished product back and building. hopefully. an industrial base along the border with Mexico. In fact. as maquiladora has flourished. that is the twinplant idea has flourished. and the number of jobs has increased greatly. the illegal alien rate and the illegal immigration rate have also increased greatly. So. as a result. you have studies with models and results going all over the place. I guess I go back to the last thing.
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