[Penner]

In the 1993 battle of NAFTA, the Clinton-Gore-Dole-Gingrich globalists predicted our trade surplus with Mexico would grow, Mexico would prosper, and illegal immigration would be easier to control. Either they deceived us, or they deceived themselves. For since NAFTA passed:

• The U.S. trade surplus with Mexico has vanished and the annual trade deficit is now running above $50 billion a year.

• The cumulative trade deficit with Mexico is now over $300 billion.

• 1.5 million illegal aliens are caught each year crossing our border and 500,000 make it in to take up residence and enjoy all the social programs a generous but over-taxed America can provide.

Go Pat Go!

[staytrue]

FYI Pat has gone gone gone.

"GM and Ford down to less than half the U.S. auto market, and GM paper looking like Argentine bonds, Americans now import $188 billion worth of autos, trucks, and parts, three times what we export. Motown is no more king of the road. "

What Pat does not tell you is that previous union contracts have saddled GM and Ford with huge costs so they can not invest as much in new technology or product development.

The car companies demise is not due to trade, free or otherwise. The companies management and unions stink and turn out inferior cars.