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Closing The Border And Opening The Door: Mobility, Adjustment, And The Sequencing Of Reform, Timothy A. Canova
Closing The Border And Opening The Door: Mobility, Adjustment, And The Sequencing Of Reform, Timothy A. Canova
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Since the enactment of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the U.S.-Mexico border has become increasingly open for trade and private investment. But for the movement of people it is a Porous Border. Meanwhile, Open Border proposals are unpopular and unrealistic due to concerns about national security and the economic impact of low-wage immigrant labor. Discussion is now dominated by Closed Border proposals to build a wall and further militarize the 2000-mile border. Each of these paradigms - the Closed Border, Open Border, and today's Porous Border - fails to address the painful dislocations in Mexican society that inevitably …