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Nafta And The U.S.-Mexican Trucking Dispute, Robert J. Carbaugh
Nafta And The U.S.-Mexican Trucking Dispute, Robert J. Carbaugh
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Although the charter of the North American Free Trade Agreement established a schedule that would have opened the border states of the United States to competition from Mexican trucking companies in 1995, and all of the United States to this competition in 2000, the full implementation of these provisions has been delayed due to concerns about the safety of Mexican trucks and drivers. This delay has resulted in much frustration for Mexico, which, in 2009 implemented retaliatory tariffs on products imported from the United States. In March, 2011 the two countries unveiled a deal to resolve this dispute which could …
Is International Trade A Substitute For Migration?, Robert J. Carbaugh
Is International Trade A Substitute For Migration?, Robert J. Carbaugh
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If a goal of immigration reform is to lessen the flow of unauthorized immigrants into the U.S., could international trade be used to deter immigration rather than adopting legal barriers? The purpose of this paper is to shed some light on this question by considering the theoretical foundations and empirical research regarding the connection between trade and migration.