The State of Manufacturing in Mexico
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Mexican Independence Day took place yesterday, and to celebrate our amigos south of the border, we offer some facts and impressions of the country’s industrial success.
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A little history might help put Mexican manufacturing in perspective. According to InfoPlease:
During the mid-1970s, under the leadership of President José L
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Right On!
The solution to the illegals clogging the US and raising havoc in demands for social services can only be solved by providing an economy in Mexico that will support them at home. But by and large those coming here do not have talents that
fit the Mexican economy… perhaps action by the US government that would tie imports duties to measurable progress in training and education would force the creation of a middle class so obviously lacking in Mexico. Since the US can’t keep the illegals out perhaps the solution is to give them no reason to come.