Just so you know, if it comes to relocation..
We would appreciate it if they "move" to the US legally.
As opposed to climbing a fence someplace... Eh?
That's okay, some of us want to see 'safeguard provisions' against imports of illegal aliens.
I do believe we may reach a deal here.
Translation: Give us what we want, or we'll send more people your way. Or something to that effect.
Luis Rubio, director of the Cidac think-tank in Mexico City, said: "There's been a dramatic shift in the way Mexico is working inside Nafta, and towards free trade in general. Under this administration, Mexico is no longer seeing free trade as an instrument to develop its economy. It's rather seeing it as a cost and as a problem."
Translation: NAFTA sounds like yet another socialist redistribution scheme; Mexico says, "We like the parts of the treaty that favor us, and insist on them, but we'll nullify the parts we don't.
While political pressures on both sides of the border suggest it will be difficult to avoid further conflict, Mexico is taking steps to try to defuse some of the disputes before they escalate. Luis Derbez, Mexico's foreign minister, said in a letter sent on Wednesday to Robert Zoellick, US trade representative, that Mexico would next week lift anti-dumping duties that currently block imports of US live hogs.
Like this is the real issue. Or this:
Charles Grassley, the powerful chairman of the Senate finance committee, who represents Iowa, the largest exporter of pork, warned earlier this month that members of Congress who supported free trade "wonder why Mexican officials are so willing to jeopardise the foundation of the trading system. . . by imposing these restrictions".
.....I have an idea as to why they are bringing this up.
But he said on Thursday that the reversal on live hogs "might provide momentum for Mexico to dismantle other trade barriers that harm Iowa producers".
I have a feeling that some of the barriers are being placed as to provide leverage on non-trade issues.
This is a smokescreen. I'm sure many Freepers can guess as to what the real objective is.
They thought NAFTA was only for them, how silly.
Love you little poem, it seems when times are tough PROTECTIONISM is all the rage.
We should never have gotten into such a massive trade deal with that country, they were nowhere near being ready.