To: Toddsterpatriot
That would have been a nice bonus, but was not the purpose of NAFTA. If we had a wall and enforcement, illegal immigration would not have increased and maybe Mexico would have reformed their economy.Agreed.
No, not the purpose, but an expected benefit. Too late now relative to Mexico, I'd have supported maintaining some level of tariffs based on wage levels. Require Mexican exporters to pay xx% of US minimum wage to avoid a tariff.
105 posted on
10/04/2007 8:44:49 AM PDT by
SJackson
(isolationism never was, never will be acceptable response to[expansionist] tyrannical governments)
To: SJackson
No, not the purpose, but an expected benefit.And the anti-NAFTA crowd expected a giant sucking sound. They were wrong.
Require Mexican exporters to pay xx% of US minimum wage to avoid a tariff.
And that would have helped Mexico create more jobs?
112 posted on
10/04/2007 8:50:33 AM PDT by
Toddsterpatriot
(Ignorance of the laws of economics is no excuse.)
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