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Posted on: September 24th, 2006
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Tags: Mexico, NAFTA
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“”No human being is illegal,” Christine said as she began her presentation. The crowd was about half white, half Hispanic. She began to explain the results of arduous investigations, and her first topic was, “Why do immigrants come here?” She explained to us that most of the immigrants come from Mexico because of poverty. She reminded us that of the 104 million residents of Mexico, 54 million live in poverty. Low-income people in Mexico earn $1 to $2 a day. From this percentage, 21 million live in extreme poverty ”” earning less than $1 a day. According to Christine, since the beginning of NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement), poverty has increased leaving many out of work. Small and medium-sized businesses have been eliminated due to big firms like Wal-Mart.”
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