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The immigration crisis and anti-immigration sentiment of today is not very different compared to 100 years ago; only the racial and ethnic groups have changed. Various scholars on the subject agree that this egregious sentiment is cyclical and in response to the current political and economic shifts our society is experiencing. While NAFTA is hailed as a panacea by some, the free trade policies have gravely impacted the rural communities of Mexico resulting in the mass migration of men, women, and children.

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2. Jordan M. and K Sullivan “Trade Brings Riches, Bus Not to Mexico’s Poor; NAFTA’s critics say pact has failed to improve lives of impoverished majority.” washingtonpost.com (accessed June 20, 2008)

3. G. Hanson, 2006. Illegal Migration from Mexico to the United States. Journal of Economic Literature, 44:869-924.

4. Executive Office of the President: Council of Economic Advisors, 2007. Immigration’s Economic Impact. Washington, DC.

5. Rubio-Goldsmith, R, M. McCormick, D. Martinez, and I. Magdalena Duarte. 2006.The “funnel effect” & recovered bodies of unauthorized migrants processed by the pima county office of the medical examiner, 1990-2005.” Sponsored by the Binational Migration Institute. (Oct. 2006).