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So to reject NAFTA is to reject Mexicos extended hand of cooperation. To reject NAFTA is to rekindle an antiAmerican sentiment of Mexican political and cultural life. As an example of this point. a Nobel Prize winning Mexican poet wrote. "Rejection would unleash a wave of antiU.S. sentiment that would quickly spread to the rest of Latin America." To reject NAFTA is to reject Mexicos offer to work cooperatively in many areas. ranging from drug interdiction to illegal immigration. to environmental concerns. A scorned Mexico will not return to the bargaining table with the United States for many years. yes. generations. History demonstrates this fact.