Posted on 12/28/2002 7:10:41 AM PST by madfly
Angry Mexican farmers are threatening to block U.S.-Mexico border crossings on New Year's Day to protest the lifting of tariffs on agricultural products under free trade rules.
The farmers say they fear they will not be able to compete with U.S. and Canadian producers when tariffs are removed on January 1 as part of the North American Free Trade Agreement.
The farmers and their supporters are calling on the Mexican government to do more to protect the agricultural sector.
President Vicente Fox refuses to re-negotiate the free trade agreement, but he has pledged to help the farmers compete with the United States and Canada.
Some information for this report provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.
How can I look at all the lists??
I'm sure they are fine men, but the Willow Springs PD is not a good source to be quoting.
Are you in the ozarks?
At this point you're simply denying reality or playing games, one or the other.
You're just going to have to live with it, the vast majority of Americans want the borders closed and laws enforced and no argument you can make excusing unlawful behavior is going to change that. It also explains why the Libertarian party gets around 1% at election time. Face it, the platform is looney.
The following abbreviations (in alphabetical order) are used herein:
CS Canada's Submission GAO U.S. General Accounting Office FHWA U.S. Federal Highway Administration FMCSA U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration FMSCR U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations FTA Tratado de Libre Comercio Estados Unidos-Canadá (siglas en inglés) GATT General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ICC U.S. Interstate Commerce Commission MFN Most-Favored-Nation MIS Mexico's Initial Submission MPHS Mexico's Post-Hearing Submission MRB Mexico's Reply Brief MSRB Mexico's Comments on the Request for a Scientific Review Board NAFTA The North American Free Trade Agreement SECOFI Mexico's Secretary of Commerce and Industry SRB Scientific Review Board TLCAN Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte TR Transcript of the Hearing USCS United States' Counter-Submission USDOT U.S. Department of Transportation USPHS United States' Post-Hearing Submission USSS United States' Second Submission USTR United States' Trade Representative
WTO World Trade Organization
MEXICO can go to the WTO next and then the U.N has the final said
One group are those that try to make it a stand alone party. Generally, this is the group you find at FR.
The second group is heavily involved on the philosophical and policy level. They are also to be found in the Republican Party either as closet cases running for and holding office as well as being appointed to key positions.
Do you want me to find that link on the history of opinion towards immigration and how to frame the polling questions?
I think they know what's happening, they're in it for the money and they're getting plenty of it ---it's only those who believed everything they were told who will wonder what happened. Just like Salinas de Gortari ---he never once cared what happened to the average Mexican, he was taking millions of dollars out of the country and he left himself once his presidency was over ---all of them do that. All the ones benefitting plan to keep the wealth they're amassing ---they don't really much care what happens to the middle class.
Do you want me to find that link on the history of opinion towards immigration and how to frame the polling questions?
This is the latest poll released in the media. I consider it to be reliable. I am not interested in any skewed polls from the CATO Institute.
It's all short-term gain only, they're going to make a killing off the backs of cheap labor for now, but if the biggest market in the world goes under, which is the American middle class, long-term the globalists can't expect much in the way of profits.
They probably don't care though like you say, they'll amass their fortune now and be done with it.
It will be too late...
Let me make the following observations:
The CIS report refers to "large number of immigrants and refugees"
The CIS report and the Miami Herald completely omit that part found in the Worldview report about Muslims, Arabs, and the fear of terrorism. By extrapolating the weighted numbers in the Worldview report, you see that that the poll numbers change significantly.
All of these threads at FR are about mexicans, yet you point me to a manipulated CIS poll that leaves out the part about the the Muz. This proves my point.
The CIS report also left out the part in the Worldview report about the history of immigration opinion which I have brought up before. This proves my point.
With all that said, let me suggest that you examine the Worldview reports on subjects other than immigration. They are all concise and well written.
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