If the growth in corn exports to Mexico does in fact influence
immigration, politicians will have to contend with more than NAFTA. The
reason corn is so much cheaper to produce in the United States is that
the government subsidizes corn farmers with massive farm bill incentives.
http://www.thedailygreen.com/environmental-news/latest/immigration-nafta-
mexico-47010304
Which one of you brave Americans would let your family starve because
you lost your job because of foreign (American) corn subsidies ($11
billion)? The entire department of Mexican Agriculture's entire budget
is less than this, por todo. But since we are becoming more like Mexico
with a rich oligarchy and a lot of poor people, you may soon get a
chance to find out what YOU are made of.
It is amazing that Mexicans will come and subsidize our economy. They
plant and pick our crops on the cheap. They mow our lawns, tend our
yards, clean our houses, and watch our kids for low wages. They don't
get unemployment or social security but they do pay taxes like everybody
else.
And what do Mexicans get for subsidizing our country, a hearty cheer, a
"Good on you"? No, they get vilified to take attention away from the
money sucking leeches (corporations) that run this country.
I guess the problem arises when educated Mexicans immigrate and go into
the construction trades. But it's not the Mexicans fault that our
construction sector is now flat. You can thank the banking sector for
that. But Mexicans do come with a good basic education. They all know
the metric system.
--
Billy
Bush, Cheney & Pelosi, Behind Bars
http://rachelcorriefoundation.org/site/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Movement_to_impeach_George_W._Bush
