[Theoria]

Sure. NAFTA has affected the lowest of the wage earners. Those workers fled North. Which was expected. Illegal immigration is drain to .gov resources, nor is their any political capital to cut such .gov spending.

Nor was there any reduction in illegal drugs. Those such former workers sought out other black market jobs and such, like drugs, and illegal trafficking. Mexico has become more unstable and the criminalized.

NAFTA was supposed to help to prevent such actions from occurring, and the rise of drugs and illegal immigration rose after the implementation of that. NAFTA pushers often mentioned it and pushed it. Just like Hertitage said NAFTA would help to reduce such blowbacks.

I'm guessing you are in academia. Do you have tenure?

[1rudeboy]

Nope, I'm a manufacturing worker. You're not staying focused . . . so some eggheads said NAFTA would reduce the incentive for illegal immigration (and other illegal stuff) as a side-effect. It didn't. So is the problem NAFTA, or the illegal activity?