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Article: U.S. helped create migrant flow; labor demands of two world wars, NAFTA inequities drew workers across border.(VIEWPOINT)
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- National Catholic Reporter
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- September 22, 2006
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As Congress considers building a 300-mile wall on the U.S.-Mexico border to "protect" us from the country that is also our second-largest trading partner, history reminds us that we share much of the responsibility for today's immigration flows.
The advocates of more restrictive immigration laws often argue that Mexico is exporting its poverty to the United States, saying that Mexico should not look to us to solve its economic problems. The reality is, however, that inconsistent immigration policies over the past century combined with significant U.S. involvement in shaping Mexico's economic policies have much to do with the current immigration crisis.
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