Border tricks, wage depreciation and Regional Integration

The following are source documents that reveal the thinking going on behind globalism and why our border is being left wide open when Americans would like to do the job for a decent wage. I've extracted some of the most damning quotes from these, boring to read documents, for easy reference.


Borders, Trade and Welfare
http://fmwww.bc.edu/e...
Coauthored by a senior economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York
"In the era of globalization, are borders just arbitrary lines on the map?"(page 2) "...Differences in languages, cultures, customs, and regulations all impose barriers to trade that are specific to borders...Some barriers may only be removed after extreme measures such as complete political integration."(page 5) "...Small countries have much more to gain from integration than large countries, but even huge countries such as the US will earn substantial benefit from deep integration."(pp 30 & 31) "The use of different moneys across borders can form a barrier as there are costs in exchanging currencies in spot and forward markets and traders face uncertainty about currency movements that cannot always be hedged. A common currency also leads to greater transparency of price differentials."(page 7)

Building a North American Community (by the Independent Task Force on the Future of North America - designated by the Council on Foreign Relations)
(NOTE: In Summer 2005, members presented the recommendations of this report to Congress who neither challenged it nor expressed any outrage.)
http://www.cfr.org/pu...
“The three governments should commit themselves to the long-term goal of dramatically diminishing the need for the current intensity of the governments’ physical control of cross-border traffic, travel, and trade within North America. A long-term goal for a North American border action plan should be joint screening of travelers from third countries at their first point of entry into North America and the elimination of most controls over the temporary movement of these travelers within North America.” (page 10) “The United States and Canada should invite Mexico to consider more extensive information-sharing and collaborative planning involving military organizations and law enforcement” (page 11) “assist elementary and secondary schools in teaching about North America.” (page 29) “Develop teacher exchange and training programs for elementary and secondary school teachers. This would assist in removing language barriers and give some students a greater sense of a North American identity. Greater efforts should also be made to recruit Mexican language teachers to teach Spanish in the United States and Canada.” (page 30)
(NOTE: One task force member, Raul Yzaguirre, headed the National Council of La Raza from 1974 – 2005 and is credited with driving the formation of the North American Development Bank under NAFTA)
The document is also posted on the U.S. Embassy's website in Canada:
http://www.usembassyc...
See all members of the Independent Task Force on North America http://www.cfr.org/pu...

Chairmen’s Statement of the Independent Task Force on the Future of North America (from the Council on Foreign Relations)
(NOTE: the Council on Foreign Relations publication "Foreign Affairs” was shown by Zogby polls to be the most influential foreign policy publication among politicians, business leaders and academics.)
http://www.cfr.org/pd...
"…we propose the creation by 2010 of a community to enhance security, prosperity, and opportunity for all North Americans....The boundaries of the community would be defined by a common external tariff and an outer security perimeter. Within this area, the movement of people and products would be legal, orderly, and safe." (page 6) “We recommend… cross-border training programs for elementary- and secondary-school teachers." (page 13)
(NOTE: the Chairmen’s Statement generalized and emphasized some main points from the full report “Building a North American Community”)

Annual Review of Developments in Globalization and Regional Integration in the Countries of the ESCWA Region
by the United Nation's organization ESCWA (Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia)
(NOTE: ESCWA facilitates developing the Middle East as a region - just as the European Union is a developing region and the U.S. is now quietly being integrated into the North American region)
http://www.escwa.org....
"Globalization is a widely-used term that can be defined in a number of different ways. When used in an economic context, it refers to the reduction and removal of barriers between national borders in order to facilitate the flow of goods, capital, services and labour. Globalization is not a new phenomenon. It began in the late nineteenth century, but its spread slowed during the period from the start of the First World War until the third quarter of the twentieth century. This slowdown can be attributed to the inwardlooking policies pursued by a number of countries in order to protect their respective industries...The pace of globalization picked up rapidly during the fourth quarter of the twentieth century...although considerable barriers remain to the flow of labour..." (page 4)