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Karen Lehman, IATP

IATP Senior Fellow Karen Lehmn testifying on the impacts the proposed NAFTA would have on Mexican immigration. Four basic points were covered: the displacement of Mexican farmers by NAFTA and associated Mexican agricultural reforms, the potential for the absorption of displaced farmers by other agricultural sectors and Mexican industry, the efficacy of recently announced adjustment assistance programs for Mexican farmers, and NAFTA's impact on the supply and demand of farm labor in the United States.

 

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