NAFTA needs to be revised and improved to fix illegal immigration

As of Jan. 1, a new chapter in the North America Free Trade Agreement has opened. Agricultural products such as corn, beans, powder milk and sugar cane are now free to move around the three countries without tariffs.

This means more profits for American and Canadian farmers; however, this will put Mexican farmers at a disadvantage because pricing will be dominated by Americans. Let’s not forget that the American economy is 15 times larger than the Mexican economy.

The Mexican farming industry will be tested, and most likely suffer. Products such as corn, beans, and sugar cane are not only the symbols of Mexican gastronomy; in fact, these are the basic food products for millions of poor Mexicans. “*

*From: www.sltrib.com
Traducido: usando Google o Altavista/Babel Fish

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