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Our trade surplus with Mexico turned into a deficit. It went from $885 million in May of 1994 to $6.9 billion a year later.

Free Trade Truckers by: Bethany Stotts, October 03, 2007 The debate over foreign imports and the dangers of imported lead paint, illegal antibiotics, and other pollutants have generated much public debate over the last year. Yet in the midst of concerns about low foreign safety standards among products from developing countries such as China, India, and Mexico, the Bush Administration has decided to implement a year-long pilot program that allows the Mexican trucking industry to permeate the United States. Given that Mexican-manufactured trucks are generally considered less reliable than American trucks, skeptics are worried that the influx of foreign drivers...

For education and discussion only. Not for commercial use. The cause of Canada's struggling beef industry will be on the diplomatic table next week when Alberta Premier Ralph Klein meets with U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney in Washington. Klein will meet Cheney Wednesday before travelling to New York, the Toronto Sun reported Saturday. The premier is expected to try and convince the U.S. to reopen its border to Canadian beef -- shut down since the discovery of a single case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), commonly known as mad cow disease. The senior Liberal cabinet minister from Alberta, Health Minister...