Coca cultivation requires minimal technology. produces four yields annually and is profitable. Because the Peru FTA includes provisions requiring Peru to reduce tariffs on U.S. agricultural products it is predicted that many Peruvian farmers will turn to the illicit cultivation of coca to earn a living. Experts predict that these agricultural provisions of this NAFTA style deal threaten an increase of undocumented migration into the U.S. This has implications for our immigration system. a system that is already badly in need of humane reform. Terms in the U.S.-Peru FTA for drug makers will harm Peruvian patients who need lifesaving medications. The provisions ensure that patients in Peru will struggle to afford necessary drugs.
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