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I view this "win" with a jaundiced eye. I remember claims that NAFTA would not create a net loss in US jobs, and it would improve economic conditions in Mexico so immigration to the US would not be as attractive. My lying eyes are telling me this hasn't been the case.

I remember claims that NAFTA would not create a net loss in US jobs

Employment, Hours, and Earnings from the Current Employment Statistics survey (National)

Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Series Id: CES0000000001 Seasonally Adjusted Super Sector: Total nonfarm Industry: Total nonfarm NAICS Code: N/A Data Type: ALL EMPLOYEES, THOUSANDS
1993	109725	109962	109916	110223	110496	110660	110960	111119	111359	111638	111901	112203
1994	112473	112665	113133	113490	113829	114139	114498	114801	115155	115361	115786	116056
1995	116377	116588	116808	116971	116962	117189	117260	117538	117777	117926	118070	118210
1996	118192	118627	118882	119047	119376	119647	119875	120078	120296	120534	120826	121003
1997	121232	121526	121843	122134	122396	122642	122918	122911	123417	123756	124063	124361
1998	124629	124814	124962	125240	125641	125846	125967	126322	126543	126735	127020	127364
1999	127477	127873	127997	128379	128593	128850	129145	129338	129525	129947	130242	130536
2000	130781	130901	131377	131662	131882	131839	132015	132004	132122	132110	132326	132484
2001	132454	132546	132511	132214	132187	132029	131941	131803	131549	131172	130879	130705
2002	130581	130478	130441	130335	130326	130377	130277	130295	130250	130309	130315	130161
2003	130247	130125	129907	129853	129827	129854	129857	129859	129953	130076	130172	130255
2004	130372	130466	130786	131123	131373	131479	131562	131750	131880	132162	132294	132449
2005	132573	132873	132995	133287	133391(p)	133537(p)
p : preliminary

Nearly 22 million new jobs created since since NAFTA's passage...

Where's the net loss?

"I remember claims that NAFTA would not create a net loss in US jobs"

... that's funny, NAFTA increased jobs!

"it would improve economic conditions in Mexico"

... it did ...

" so immigration to the US would not be as attractive."

Immigration problems have nothing to do with NAFTA, and have a simpler source: We aren't enforcing the laws!!