Mexican Women in American Factories : : Free Trade and Exploitation on the Border / / Carolyn Tuttle.
Prior to the millennium, economists and policy makers argued that free trade between the United States and Mexico would benefit both Americans and Mexicans. They believed that NAFTA would be a “win-win” proposition that would offer U.S. companies new markets for their products and Mexicans the hope...
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