Reply #5: 100,000 protested Nafta in Mexico.

[cyclezealot]

Agriculture has been the basis of the Mexican economy. Now, Maquidilora jobs go to China. If nafta is not good for Mexico, then who is it good for. ?
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The myths of Free Trade.
.. Mexican Agriculture after
14 Years of NAFTA

Importing food, exporting farmers ...

* Every hour, Mexico receives $1.5 million dollars worth of food imports
* In that same one-hour period, 30 farmers leave Mexico for the United States
* 40% of Mexicans' food is imported
* Over 1.5 million rural jobs were lost in 12 years

A dying countryside...

* Agriculture's share of GDP dropped from 10% to 3.4% between 1981 and 2006
* Rural population dropped from 40% to 30% in that period
* 388 municipalities have become ghost towns due to out-migration
* Genetically modified corn has contaminated native strains
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http://americas.irc-online.org/am/4794