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Do you think NAFTA has contributed to the increase in illegal immigration?
I think it’s pretty clear to everyone that the purpose of NAFTA was to take from the poor and give to the rich in all three countries who signed the treaty (US, Mexico, Canada).
According to Wikipedia’s EZLN page: “The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is an example of neoliberal (capitalist) policy that the EZLN is against. Apart from opening the Mexican market to cheap mass-produced US agricultural products it spells an end to Mexican crop subsidies and drastically reduces income and living standards of many southern Mexican farmers who cannot compete with the subsidized, artificially fertilized, mechanically harvested and genetically modified imports from the United States. The signing of NAFTA also resulted in the removal of Article 27 Section VII in the Mexican Constitution which previously had guaranteed land reparations to indigenous groups throughout Mexico.”
What do you think? Is NAFTA forcing poor farmers and workers to come here in search of better wages?
Yes, I heard something about that when I went to Mexico last week. I heard that its going to be harder for the farmers in Mexico to live, so they are going to immigrate to the USA. I have seen that many illegals are not coming anymore to work at our fields and the ranchers cannot find anyone to work the fields so that’s why they doing this,
Halifax Farmers’ Market – Nova Scotia, Canada
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Farmers Market (Paperback) $8.13 Colorful vegetables, delicious fruits, and lots of friends. . . . The farmers market is always fun! Illustrator Edward Martinez brings the hustle and bustle of market day to life. |
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Farmers’ Market Bridal Shower Invitations $1.81 These whimsical hand-drawn bridal shower invitations are reminiscent of posters you might see at your local farmers’ market. |
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The Irish Farmers Market Cookbook $15.99 Both a cookbook and a culinary tour of Ireland, celebrating the diversity and quality of local food and showing how the experience of shopping at farmers’ markets can transform your everyday cooking.Over 100 recipes range from new takes on traditional Irish favourites to dishes with more Mediterranean flavours, always emphasising seasonality, local produce and fresh ingredients the return to slow food.Includes a guide to the best farmers’ markets in each region of Ireland, with profiles of some of the farmers and producers bringing their food sensations to market.As well as using ingredients available at the market, recipes also recreate some of the breads, cakes, chutneys available, like Gallic Kitchens organic steak pies and Giana Fergusons baked cheese with winter herbs so even if you can’t visit the markets you can still enjoy a taste of Ireland.Recipes for everyday cooking Fried mackerel, Cork Beef Stew as well as more unusual offerings that reflect the wider range of produce available at farmers’ markets, such as Roast Pheasant with Apple and Sweet Geranium Stew. |