NAFTA: The Mexican Economy, and Undocumented Migration

Abstract

The North American Free Trade Agreement is variously blamed for undocumented migration from Mexico and credited with reducing it. This paper seeks to distinguish free trade's influence upon the Mexican economy from other factors and argues that where it affected employment it also affected prosperity. In this way it either improved or worsened the conditions driving Mexicans to migrate to the United States. The paper concludes with an assessment of NAFTA's effect on undocumented migration, considers its future potential, and recommends measures to increase the chances of positive results.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 28, 2011
Accession Number
ADA555378

Entities

People

  • Darren Mcclurg

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Commerce
  • Economic Development
  • Economics
  • Employment
  • Hispanics
  • Investments
  • Manufacturing
  • Migration
  • Military Operations
  • New York
  • North America
  • Security
  • Social Sciences
  • Undocumented Noncitizens
  • United States
  • War Colleges

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