Word: maquiladoras
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...letter General Motors sent to CNN [while it was preparing its program on this subject]. General Motors has deep sympathy for families affected by neural birth defects; however, we did not cause the defects. The weight of legitimate, recognized medical and scientific opinion clearly established that GM's maquiladora operations in Matamoros, Mexico [across the border from Brownsville], did not cause or contribute to these tragic birth defects. Moreover, GM has made significant progress in improving our environmental performance, practices and procedures in Mexico. More than complying with the law, GM is recognized by the Mexican government as a leader...
...major arguments against the proposed pact is not economic but ecological: the maquiladoras have an unenviable track record of pollution, which is affecting the health of Americans across the border. Says Stewart Hudson of the National Wildlife Federation: "The maquiladora program is a case study of the kinds of environmental catastrophes that can happen where trade and investment rule." The biggest fear of environmental groups, which include Environmental Action, Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth, is that the leaks and spills and pollution of border rivers such as the New River and the Nogales Wash will turn the border into...
...growing trade in goods manufactured in Mexico or assembled at factories ! along the U.S. border, known as maquiladora plants, is likely to rise even more if Salinas succeeds in his boldest gambit yet: signing a free-trade agreement with the U.S., a topic that is expected to dominate talks between Salinas and President Bush scheduled to be held in Monterrey later this month. At present, most of the 2,200 maquiladoras are U.S.-owned and employ 560,000 Mexicans who assemble parts manufactured north of the border. A free-trade agreement would encourage more foreign investment, thus providing additional jobs...