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The point was that most Americans won't violate another country's borders illegally just because things aren't going great for them in the U.S.
Oh, and by the way, Washington violates the borders of other countries ALL THE TIME, in the name of the US, using things like troops, heavy weaponry, drones, private contractors, trumped-up charges of war, arming "rebels", etc. Also agreements like NAFTA and CAFTA. And most citizens permit this to happen, without so much as a call to their Senator or Congressman.
Am I being paranoid or is everybody on this thread assuming that everybody of Hispanic descent is Mexican, although our families have been here for generations? How many generations have to pass before we are considered Americans?
Who cares? We don't have to prove anything to anyone.
Just go about your life and be proud of who you are. Usually people who criticize and make generic comments about others are bitter unhappy people anyways.
We don't need the 'recognition' of ignorant people. If anything I will just be prouder than ever of my roots, heritage and multilingual skills.
How many Americans know what NAFTA and CAFTA are and what they do?
I wish I knew more! I probably don't understand who benefited because it seems to have hurt workers/middle class in the US, Mexico, and other Central American countries.
I wish I knew more! I probably don't understand who benefited because it seems to have hurt workers/middle class in the US, Mexico, and other Central American countries.
It's been a good deal for Mexico, for sure. It's now the biggest exporter of cars and the middle class has expanded, especially in industrial cities in central and northern Mexico.
Although it has its bad parts, because some stuff still pay import tariffs and what not. In an actual free market you wouldn't need "agreements" ... you would just not impose taxes on goods produced outside your borders.
Because for us (we are far richer) it is extremely hard to get in.. surely they can't all be illegal?
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