NAFTA cannot be debated in Mexico without fear of retaliation. Recent public opinion polls in Mexico indicate that less than onethird of the people in Mexico favor NAFTA. Proponents claim that NAFTA will reduce illegal Mexican immigration to the United States. Look at the history of the maquiladora area near the border and its effect on immigration. American factories In the maquiladora areas actually contribute to illegal immigration. by bringing families to the area on wages which cannot possibly sustain them. Our country has and will continue to send our sons. daughters. husbands and wives halfway around the world to protect human rights. while at the same time we are being asked to contribute to degradation of human rightswhere workers labor and live in slave conditionsin Mexico. This NAFTA will cost U.S. taxpayers several billion dollars to implement.
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