The bottom line is that we simply do not know what the effect will be in terms of increased exports and improved prices. We do know that while NAFTA may provide some benefits to agriculture. it does so at the expense of other sectors of the United States agricultural community and at the expense of 1 to 3 million Mexican farmers who are expected to leave their land as a result of changes occurring in Mexico as a part of NAFTA. Most immigration experts expect NAFTA to stimulate migratory flows to Mexican urban areas and to the United States to displaced Mexican peasants and laidoff Mexican farm workers take advantage of large wage differences. In fact. a recent survey of Mexicans found 45.8 percent of those interviewed believed NAFTA would make it easier for Mexicans to get jobs in the United States. Another fundamental concern is NAFTAs impact on workers in both Mexico and the United States.
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