I concede that the POLITICAL will is missing from the Mexican side. NAFTA would have helped develop Mexico but the usual vested interests, monopolies, giant unions, and bureaucracy (on both sides of the border really) put up a fight and stonewalled. The Free traders prevailed on the US side but those on the Mexican side didn't want to go all the way. Hence, you have Carlos Slim owning Mexico and people are crossing the border because they've lost hope.
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Originally Posted by crockett
The problem is the Mexican govt didn't step up and create the solutions to fix their own problems.
In the 80's and even 90's it is was kinda popular for US companies to set up factories in Mexico. The Mexican govt didn't see the long term help this would bring their country and instead kept up with their corrupt business as usual.
US businesses decided they could find a better deal in other places like China, India ect..ect. The difference is these other countries stepped up to the plate and delivered trained, skilled workers at the cheap prices.
Mexico had every opportunity in the world to have what unfortunately China is getting today in regards to manufacturing of various items for the US market. The simple fact is the market was there for Mexico to take and they couldn't give up the corrupt bull shit so the US businesses found other places to work with.
It would have been a win/win if the US could have shipped it's offshore work to Mexico.. The problem is Mexico didn't step up to the plate. Instead they wanted more for nothing.
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