claim: "when nafta was passed, there was an acceleration of immigration from mexico because people were in search of jobs."
author: dennis kucinich
evidence_1: sep 10, 2007 ... i talked earlier about the connection between nafta, trade and our immigration  policies. when nafta was passed, there was an acceleration of immigration  from mexico because people were in search of jobs. they were told their wages  were going to go up. wages collapsed in mexico. his chronology is ...
evidence_2: a: well, first of all, we have to understand why so many people came north of the  border to seek work. i talked about the connection between nafta, trade and our  immigration policies. when nafta was passed, there was an acceleration of  immigration from mexico because people were in search of jobs. they were told  ...
evidence_3: sep 9, 2007 ... i talked earlier about the connection between nafta, trade and our immigration  policies. when nafta was passed, there was an acceleration of immigration  from mexico because people were in search of jobs. they were told their wages  were going to go up. wages collapsed in mexico. now, there were ...
evidence_4: sep 6, 2016 ... it's not easy to disentangle the impact that nafta has had on the u.s. economy  from other economic, social and political factors that have influenced u.s. ...  200,000 out of 4 million people who lose their jobs annually under these  circumstances, the job losses can be attributed to rising imports from mexico, ...
evidence_5: nov 17, 2003 ... since the north american free trade agreement (nafta) was signed in 1993,  the rise in the u.s. trade deficit with canada and mexico through 2002 has  caused the displacement of production that supported 879,280 u.s. jobs. most of  those lost jobs were high-wage positions in manufacturing industries.