Speech #1090049131

Because no one believed these promises that it would cut the trade deficit. that it would increase our exports. the promise that it would raise the standard of living in Central America. they now are bringing out a whole nother round of promises. One promise they have made. CAFTA will stop illegal immigration from Central America. The facts are that based on a report by the Pew Hispanic Center. a quarter million undocumented Mexicanborn workers entered the U.S. from 1990 to 1994. prior to NAFTA. Then NAFTA passed. the number of illegals entering the U.S. sharply increased to almost a half million from 2000 to 2004. Free trade agreements are not a solution for illegal immigration. Another promise they made. another wild. unsubstantiated promise. is that CAFTA will stop illegal drugs from entering the U.S. However. all you have got to do is look at what happened with NAFTA.