#248 Campaigning for Change: Reinventing NAFTA to Serve Immigrants
By Robert L. Bach
From the Introduction
Beginning in January 2001, the new Mexican and U.S. administrations have an opportunity to dramatically improve bilateral relations. They can also set them back twenty years. In many ways, the relationship between Mexico and the United States has reached a level of cooperation unsurpassed in modern history. Across a broad array of issues, the two countries share common goals and pursue similar strategies. However, several areas of public dispute reflect historically entrenched, difficult dilemmas. One of the most difficult involves large-scale, cross-border migration. Without bold new approaches, the migration issue and border affairs in general will continue to strain the overall relationship.
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