what are pros for the workers in maquiladoras?  Why do the people of Mexico want them?
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A maquiladora is usually a factory or some sort of assmebly plant, that imports materials and equipment on a duty-free and tariff-free basis and then re-exports the assembled product. It makes sense for the foreign country to have cheap cross-border labor without having to pay and tariffs or duties.\n\nWhy work there? Why work anywhere: because it is a job where you can make more than if you worked somewhere else (if you were able to find a job somewhere else).\n\nThese businesses must work under the Maquila Decree, itself enacted as a response to the end of a U.S. Program which allowed Mexican immigrants to find temporary agricultural work in the United States. The end of that program increased the unemployment rate in the border region. Mexican officials created the Maquila Decree in order to alleviate this problem.
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They do like Mexico, that's why they send most of the money they make at their illegal American jobs back down to Mexico.  They just like being able to live here and make many, many, many times more money per hour/day/week/month/year than they would be making in Mexico.  Plus, it's obviously better living here.\n\nDon't get me wrong, I'm not defending them. I think we should build ourselves a wall, like they did in California, to keep out all of the illegals.  But, they're going to find some way in, even if it's going to Cuba first, then rowing across to Florida.  It seems when you "have it all", everyone else wants a piece.  Haven't you ever noticed that?
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Well, I think it could go both ways.  They are actually not too bad for the United States, contrary to popular belief.  They are one of the minority groups that are the hardest working and least compensated.  \n\nIn my opinion, those that actually make the attempt to reach the US are those that are searching for a better life and are willing to work hard to achieve it.  In that case, it is negative for Mexico, because they are losing potentially good citizens.  (Contrary to your provided article.)\n\nSeems like we just need to come up with more accessible ways of getting here legally...
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You said the answer right in your question! Because they are HYPOCRITES!\nWell, it might not be so easy to reply to this. Economy is a rather complicated matter, especially in a world like the one we are living in right now. Imagine what would happen if a big earthquake hit Japan. Even though it's thousands of miles off America (that's the continent, NOT A COUNTRY, sorry for this, but it's the truth), the whole world would become a big mess in terms of economy. I just wish nothing like this would happen to those industrious guys in Asia. Something I hate about mexican guys (I am mexican, by the way) is that whenever they come back home, they forget the civilized ways in wich they act in the US and behave as pigs. Not all of them, mind me, but many do. I'd love it if they kept being as hard workers as they are when up north. And, I don't mean that we mexican people who live in Mexico are not hard workers, but somehow our work is not as good payed for as it is in the US. Economy, again!
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YOU GO GIRL... I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU 1000000%. THAT IS WHAT I KEEP SAYING.. WHO THE HELL IS GOING TO WORK THE FIELDS IN HOT WEATHER FOR MINIMUM PAY IF THAT.. THIS COUNTRY CAN NOT SURVIVE WITHOUT US MEXICANS.. AND THAT IS A FACT THAT PEOPLE WILL JUST NOT ACCEPT.. WE ARE MUCH HARDER WORKERS THAN ANY AMERICAN HERE.. WE WILL WORK SELLING FLOWERS, FRUIT OR WHATEVER, BUT WE WILL WORK.. WE WON'T BE LAZY AND GO THE EASY WAY LIKE MOST BEGGERS ON THE FWY OFF RAMPS!! SO NOTHING WRONG WITH US.. IF ANYTHING IS WRONG, IT'S WITH AMERICANS NOT WANTING TO ACCEPT US HERE IN THIS COUNTRY.. WHAT HAPPEND TO THE LAND OF THE FREE???
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they wanna come here work hard thinking we'll want them to stay ,but as soon as they come legal it will all stop there losers that want a free ride your right ,the mexican women thats what there used to spreading there legs an they know american men like that,so they think that will get them a free ride here ,,well they should go home to mexico an fix there country,,,bye,,,i didnt even notice they were gone monday, hopefully they stay gone..
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-Labor to do work that not american would do.\n-Improvement in the birth rate.\n-Keep the racists happy because the undocumented workers don't get legalization.
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You are so right . If you want to know why some are here , look up -LaRaza  and MEChA to see their  agenda in this country . \n Why shouldn't Mexico want illegalls to come here , they send back over $20 million a year .
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Have no clue. Maybe they're trying to bring Mexico here?
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Have you evern seen the fields in California, in Arizona? Those people working under the hundred degree weather are all Mexicans, South Americans, Central Americans, probably undocumented. So far I have not seen an Anglo doing those jobs! How about construction? Those jobs are so dangerous, so hard to do! As for myself, I would not expose my life, my health, doing those tasks, for the cheap pay. Someone has to do it.\n\nWhat are my excuses? My allergies, my "education," my pride, you name it, I got it. I prefer to work in the shade, with "educated" people, with benefits. There's a lot of people like me... I love to buy my vegetables, my fruit, at a decent price. What will we do without immmigrants? The cost of everything will get so high it would not be affordable.\n\nAlso, when I travel, I like to find a clean bed in the hotel where I spend the night. I love to eat in restaurants too. Who do you think cooks that delicious Mexican or Chinese food you and I like? Who will be humble enough to clean the mess we Anglos make?\n\nOne more point: when I grow old, I want for those people who take care of me in the nursing home to be nice to me.
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Because they use Slave Labor..Very Low Wages overseas..NO UNIONS..No High Over Head.. but it all makes Wal-Mart Happy!!  Buy American when you can!! But even then the American Companies send out products to Mexico to be built s ya never know!!
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Most farmers here hire help from Mexico or Jamaica for the summer. We also pay minimum wage (at least!!!) which is what DOUBLE that of the USA and provide housing while you are here.\n\nThere are advertisements in Mexico for such workers as I understand it. I live in a farming community and we welcome with open arms the hard working labour force that lives here from May to September!!! :)\n\nYour best bet may be to check out http://www.jobbank.gc.ca/Search_en.asp?ProvId=06&Student=false\n\nOh and as a human I feel the need to apologize to you, another human for the behaviour and uneducated, ignorant comments by the other posters. Is it the American thought process or just a total disregard for human beings??? \n\nPROUD TO BE CANADIAN!!!
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To nursesr4evr: These people know exactly how to go about getting a better life because their gov't gives them pamphlets  telling them how to get into the U.S..  Go to this site and look at what Mexico's gov't is telling its citizens.\n\nhttp://www.letxa.com/guiamigrante.php
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Mexican immigrants bring us a new labor pool that is generally willing to do labor jobs that are thought of as undesireable by some.  They also bring us new culture that we can all learn from and appreciate.  Not all immigrants are in the labor class though and have education and skills that are needed in many communities.\n\nUnfortunatly these fine immigrants are not well recieved in the US because many of their countrymen do not follow the rules of immigration and enter the US illegally.  That is a shame and a disadvantage to these fine, law obeying hard working people.
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Mexico is becoming less and less socialist and more capitalist all the time, so the prospect of the country following Central America´s example is low.  What will the US do for wage slaves?  If anything, wages will be forced to go up and citizens and legal residents will reap the benefits.
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I think you are 1000% right.\nThe illigals that come here want a good paying job so they can send the money back to their countries of origin.\n\nMany of those illigals say they are mexicans because it is easier for them to come back the next night.\n\nI have quized many of those illigals don't even know the streets or cities in mexico but its an easy way to get back so they lie.\n\nIlligal immigration is a bad word but it is a TRUTH. Truths hurt those that don't want to hear the TRUTH.\n\nThe truth is that the illigals want the money and they do work very hard for it for the most part.\n\nBut the fact is they got here illigally and they must return legally to where they came from.\n\nThey do not want to assimilate to the American way of life as those all the "legal" immigrants did that came before them.\n\nMany are law abiding but they must know that coming here illigally is not an option unless they do it legally.\n\nThose countries that open their floodgates to let their citizens out should be punished with sanctions unless they stem the tide of that flood and cooperate fully with us on the drug problem that comes in from the southern borders.\n\nThose countries that let their citizens come here are corrupt and they know it. They don't care because their citizens are helpless to do anything about it.\n\nIf all the illigals were put back to their countries of origin they would force thier leaders to rethink the bureaucratic and institutionalized corruption and then they would have to create jobs for all their citizens.\n\nIt is possible. Mexico, for instance, has petroleum as its main export. Silver is another. Textiles are another.\nIndustrialized countries that want inexpensive labor can set up shop in Mexico and the central and southern american countries in order to benefit and create benefit for the host countries.\n\nIt is in those countrys' best interest to cooperate so that they can truly build their countries up and so that they may reach the level that 1st world powers enjoy.\n\nThere is no reason on the face of the earth that countries with such raw wealth like Mexico should suffer from being in the 2nd world and in some cases 3rd world because the leaders squander the wealth.\n\nAsk any Mexican and they will tell you of the "wealth and Power" their country has. But does this prosper them?\nShould it prosper them?\n\nI think it should.\n\nEveryone deserves a right for a better life but not at the expense of those that do it "LEGALLY".\n\nThis country is blessed by God and it has much goodness but when I see illigals waving the MEXICAN, NICARAGUAN,ECUADORIAN, and others flags. \n\nI see that they are mocking us that came here legally.\n\nI can see the pride they have and I respect that.\n\nBut If they truly want us to embrace them as Americans.. then they must show the love for this country as all new Americans have done and like those who have sacrificed for it.\n\nWe need to help them understand the true way to do things.\n\nPunishment for those that exploit them and then deportation of criminal aliens. \n\nThe illigal law abiding ones must apply for legality and give dna samples willingly so that data banks may be checked to see that they have not committed any crimes.\n\nThe rules for those that came here illigally must be different to accomodate them so that it will be good for them and for us.\n\nThere should be a 15 year probationary period for them.\n\nIf they commit crimes in this period then permanent deportation is a must.\n\nThe fence that is planned should be put up immediately and they can build it if they are law abiding and don't have a criminal background.\n\nThey will not like the 15 year waiting period to be able to apply to become US Citizens but that is a small price to pay for their transgressions and violation of our soverignty.\n\n\nGod Bless America! God Bless immigrants! and God Bless all that is Good and pure!\n\n\nAnyone not agree? Please
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they come over here and marry women no one wants, so, if we were to ship the women no one wants to mexico, would they all go back?\n\nIf we shipped them all back, the economy would get better, due to the fact that some companies would go out of business, ( the weak ones), and the strong companies and businesses would thrive, meaning, companies with the management and budgetary know how would be absorbing the vaccume left by the weak companies, therefore increasing the job to worker ratio, which means more disposable income, less unemployment, higher wages, and , well, a better america without illegal no hablas. But I digress. Just get'em out of here!!!!!\n\nIt's called a typo. And you probably need to quit paying the neighbor kid to  type and read for you and learn english for yourself.\n\nBy the way, on may 1st, can your people extend your boycott for a few more weeks. I'm sure since your kids wont be in school, ( like they are anyways LOL) our kids may learn more, and everything will be better. What are those taco carts called you push around with the bells on. And what is the icecream like stuff you sell? Venezuelan beaver cheese?