What a Difference a Crisis Makes NAFRA, Mexico, and the United States

Social Suffering and Embodied States of Male Transnational Migrancy in San Francisco, California

“…It is important to remember that the 1994 devaluation was a watershed in Mexican society's response to NAFTA. Albeit since Salinas de Gortari Mexican governments have embraced a neoliberal ideology of economic convergence with the United States, promoting a policy of defence of private property, a withdrawal of interest from public services, and state-subsidised production, different forms of nationalistic sentiments against the agreement have arisen even among the more privileged classes (Morris and Passé-Smith 2001). 4.…”

Borders, Police, and Jobs: Viewing Latino Immigration through a Social Spatial Lens

“…Enacted in 1993 to promote economic growth, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) opened borders for moving resources and capital between the United States, Mexico, and Canada. Its proponents promised enhanced investment and economic growth for all three nations by fostering new industries, low labor costs, and the free flow of lower-cost goods across borders; but in Mexico, NAFTA has led to worker displacement, particularly in agriculture (Aguirre, Eick, & reese, 2006;Morris & Passe-Smith, 2001). NAFTA led to the privatization of Mexico's historically collectivist agrarian economy, as well as reductions in government subsidies for small farms cultivated by campesinos (peasants; Delgado-Wise & Covarrubias, 2007;Fernandez-Kelly & Massey, 2007).…”

Attribution of Blame in the Global Economy: The Case of the Mexican Public and the Peso Devaluation Crisis

“…This interpretation allowed Zedillo to shift blame to his predecessor; thus, he avoided shifting blame to the United States or to other external factors such as the recently implemented North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). This option, as Stephen Morris and John T. Passé-Smith (2001) argue, simply would not have been credible since the Zedillo administration continued to deepen economic ties with the United States and to support the neoliberal reforms that Washington had been pushing.…”