Wednesday, December 1, 2010

History Timeline

Dec 17, 1992 - George HW Bush signed NAFTA with Mexico and Canada on Dec. 17, 1992.

Dec 8, 1993 - North American Free Trade Agreement Three members; United States, Mexico and Canada The agreement was signed on December 8th, 1993 by Bill Clinton , Carlos Salinas de Gortari and Brian Mulroney NAFTA is considered one of the most powerful agreement made

Mar 23, 2005 - On March 23, 2005, Bush, Fox and Martin (leaders of the US, Mexico and Canada) verbally agreed to the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP), which, essentially, erases the borders between Canada, Mexico and the USA. (www. stopspp.org)

Dec 31, 2007 - Travellers crossing land borders, namely from Mexico and Canada, will have to comply with the rules by December 31, 2007. Department officials also said they will keep working to come up with a cheaper, more widely used alternative document to allow US citizens and other travellers to cross into the country over land borders.

Jan 1, 2008 - Effective January 1, 2008, all travelers returning from Mexico or Canada will need a valid, current passport to re-enter the United States. Often, you could get by with just a driver's license, or simply an American-looking race, but in this age of increased security new rules are being implemented. Effective January 1, 2008, all travelers returning from Mexico or Canada will need a valid, current passport to re-enter the United States

Jun 1, 2009 - Effective June 1, 2009, you're going to need a passport to cross the border to Mexico or Canada or to go on an international cruise.

Human Traffiking

http://www.endillegalimmigration.com/Mexico_&_Canada/index.shtml

This article shows Canada and Mexico are the main avenues for illegal aliens into America although others arrive in planes and ships. Mexico has been documented that they actually encourage their poorest citizens, criminal populations, and others to illegally immigrate into the United States.Polls have found that a majority of Mexicans would prefer to live in the United States and the majority feel they do not need American permission to enter the US because they think we stole their lands in 1848.