[Reaganwuzthebest]

...simultaneously claim that illegal immigration to the U.S. is increasing because NAFTA is reducing Mexican wages, or otherwise adversely affecting Mexican employment.

NAFTA may not be reducing wages in Mexico, but it isn't increasing them very much either. Again, why would anyone want to stay in Mexico and earn $2.00 an hour when he can come to the US and make at least $5.50 or more with all kinds of free taxpayer subsidized benefits? In that sense, NAFTA has been a total failure and has done nothing to stop illegal immigration.

[FITZ]

To earn $2 an hour in Mexico, you'd better at least have a college degree. It's more like $0.50. Minimum wage has now risen to just over $4 a day ---that's about $30 a week.

[1rudeboy]

In that sense, NAFTA has been a total failure and has done nothing to stop illegal immigration.

No. In that sense, you are admitting that NAFTA has nothing to do with illegal immigration.