Speech #1030103063

NAFTA is in our best interest. In fact. as we listen to people who regularly stand here on the floor of the Congress. we listen to people out there in the country debating on television and radio programs the North American FreeTrade Agreement. we regularly hear horror stories about Mexico. about the flow of United States jobs from the United States to Mexico. We hear about problems that exist on the border. we hear about the problem of Illegal immigration which certainly affects my State of California. Our taxpayers in my State have to shoulder a $3 billion annual cost for illegal immigration. We hear about the wage situation that exists in Mexico. we hear about human rights violations in Mexico. we hear about a lack of political pluralism in Mexico. We hear all these things and one would conclude that every one of these problems is taking place.