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Mexico’s Secretary of the Economy, Eduardo Sojo, asserted today that the Mexico-United States relationship cannot function correctly while the labor market is kept closed. In an interview with Notimex, he said that the most convenient thing for both countries at this time is to have an immigration reform “which would close the circle of integration.”

La Cronica de Hoy (Mexico City) 8/1/08

Mexico’s Secretary of the Economy, Eduardo Sojo, asserted today that the Mexico-United States relationship cannot function correctly while the labor market is kept closed. In an interview with Notimex (Mex. news agency), he said that the most convenient thing for both countries at this time is to have an immigration reform “which would close the circle of integration.”
“Markets cannot function well if some are open and others are closed, the entire market cannot function correctly if the goods, services and capital market is open and the labor market is closed”, he maintained.
The functionary pointed out that a migratory reform is necessary, “which would facilitate the orderly, legal migration, where the fundamental human rights are respected.”
We hope, he emphasized, “that this migratory reform, which we have awaited for many years, may come about soon because that will benefit both countries.” An immigration reform, he said, does not require the revision of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) because it deals with a different route than that of commerce, services or capital, but if it comes about it would be complementary to those markets.
It would allow us to become more integrated and that the two countries would take advantage of our proximity and that the region be more competitive, he added.
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