The Importance of Immigration and Remittances Although the economic impact of immigration in NA is widely recognized, few NAFTA modelers considered impacts on immigration and few immigration specialists were included in the NAFTA debates Although the economic impact of immigration in NA is widely recognized, few NAFTA modelers considered impacts on immigration and few immigration specialists were included in the NAFTA debates Conventional wisdom: NAFTA will raise employment and income in Mexico, thus lowering undocumented migration Conventional wisdom: NAFTA will raise employment and income in Mexico, thus lowering undocumented migration Alternative perspective: Elements of the NAFTA transition will have conflicting impacts on migration, with the net effect likely to be an increase, due primarily to a collapse in corn prices and production levels in Mexico.
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