[raybbr]

Exports to Mexico have increased from $50 billion in 1994 to $120 billion in 2005. Exports to Canada have increased from $43 trillion to $76 trillion during the same time.

Pretty typical of you to tell only half the story. Our trade balance has gone from a plus to huge deficit.

Trade with Mexico : 1992

NOTE: All figures are in millions of U.S. dollars.

Month	Exports	Imports	Balance
January 1992	3,060.6	2,493.6	567.0
February 1992	3,201.1	2,612.4	588.7
March 1992	3,527.8	2,944.4	583.4
April 1992	3,514.1	2,940.8	573.3
May 1992	3,404.8	2,962.6	442.2
June 1992	3,472.4	3,147.4	325.0
July 1992	3,522.6	2,860.8	661.8
August 1992	3,149.7	2,996.0	153.7
September 1992	3,532.1	3,007.7	524.4
October 1992	3,437.2	3,398.4	38.8
November 1992	3,400.9	3,014.9	386.0
December 1992	3,369.0	2,832.1	536.9
TOTAL	40,592.3	35,211.1	5,381.2

Trade with Mexico : 2005

NOTE: All figures are in millions of U.S. dollars.

Month	Exports	Imports	Balance
January 2005	9,196.2	12,105.6	-2,909.4
February 2005	8,975.7	12,643.9	-3,668.3
March 2005	9,875.8	14,133.8	-4,258.0
April 2005	9,842.2	14,242.1	-4,399.9
May 2005	9,930.5	14,406.3	-4,475.8
June 2005	10,090.7	14,855.0	-4,764.3
July 2005	9,222.1	12,741.6	-3,519.5
August 2005	10,611.6	14,831.6	-4,220.0
September 2005	10,287.3	14,600.3	-4,313.0
October 2005	10,904.9	15,698.2	-4,793.3
November 2005	10,900.8	15,465.5	-4,564.7
December 2005	10,211.2	14,474.0	-4,262.8
TOTAL	120,048.9	170,197.9	-50,149.0

[Mase]

Pretty typical of you to tell only half the story. Our trade balance has gone from a plus to huge deficit.

Pretty typical of you protectionists to not be able to tell us why a current account deficit is bad. The last time we had a current account surplus was during a recession. If what you claim is true, Japan (no growth economy and 7 years of deflation) and Germany (12% unemployment and no growth economy) should be the world's ideal economies. Which would you prefer?

[Paul Ross]

Especially galling is that imports from Mexico used to be only $12 billion...now they are over $170 billion!

This is CRIMINAL.

A rope is too good for the salesmen for this monstrosity.