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Common Dreams by David Sirota | Feb. 22, 2008 (News Analysis)

When NAFTA was originally debated and polls showed the country divided over its passage, the Washington Post's editorial page editor Meg Greenfield justified her refusal to publish anti-NAFTA commentary by saying that "columnists of the left, right and middle are all in agreement" in support of the deal. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Ben Ross - Feb 22, 2008 - 12:04 PM PST
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 by Ben Ross - Feb. 22, 2008

NAFTA looked at as voter/media issue ........... no mention of correlation to immigration....

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 by Roland F. Hirsch - Feb. 22, 2008

This opinion piece has little substance. It relies on polls rather than facts. And if the media have a blackout on criticism of NAFTA why do the polls turn out the way they do. In fact the U.S. has enjoyed historically low unemployment since NAFTA took effect, but facts like that do not interest the author.

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