Week 4 - Thursday, February 13, 2020 (Global Capitalism (Neo-Liberalism) and Migration

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Summary for chapter 3: Displacement and Migration
Chapter 3 addresses the causes of illegal migration and the effects it has on the US economy. Migration problems became prevalent after NAFTA allowed free movement of goods and capital between Mexico, the United States, and Canada in 1994. In fact, this is the period in which the greatest number of people moved from Mexico to the United States. On the brighter side, the immigrants offered cheap and mobile workforce for US companies. In recent years, their role has become very significant that it is now believed that agricultural corporations would collapse if all immigrants were deported. Regardless of their immense contribution, the law prohibits im...