Naft A Successful Or A Failure Program - 1812 Words

Over the last 20 years, thousands of individuals have searched for answers if whether NAFTA has been a successful or a failure program. Furthermore, we have forgotten or ignored the fact that millions of campesinos had or have sacrifice their lives for us to have our fruits and vegetables, our clothes, shoes and even our cars. As members of society, we do not question ourselves if NAFTA has really benefited our poor people or the impact of NAFTA in the lives of thousands of poor campesinos from the rural areas of Mexico and the United States. I must clarify that behinds NAFTA, there is slavery, dehumanization, exploitation and other factors that have impacted the workers on both the United States and Mexico. in disagreement with the†¦show more content†¦In addition, NAFTA guaranteed better wages and by rising the incomes, it was assumed that the lower class would earn more money not only to survive, but to be able to invest their money on a car or have a small business, whic h would persuade Mexicans that it was not necessary to leave the country and search for better opportunities somewhere else. Even though the impact of NAFTA has fundamentally changed Mexico in many ways; now, people have access to electronic appliances, expensive clothes and luxury cars, the treaty never met it promises. For example, the migration from Mexico to the United States, did not stop as president Bill Clinton argued. According to the article, â€Å"A fair farm bill†, the president of the time, Bill Clinton argued that NAFTA would eliminate the necessary large-scale of migration from Mexico because of the creation jobs and other redundant projects. However, that was not the case due to the fact that in between 2002 and 2005, Mexico defeated countries such India, the Philippines and Turkey in the role of global migration (Institute). Furthermore, the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy states on the article â€Å"A fair Farm Bill† that during the period of 2002 and 2005, â€Å"†¦ the number of unauthorized immigrants from Mexico increased by 1.5 million to 6.2 million, wi th a calculation of 500,000 undocumented Mexicans entering the United States per year.† The provided data proves that NAFTA