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Berkeley 2014 | 1 | SVDP LH | Ben Schultz |
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Berkeley 2014 | 3 | Desert Vista BC | Alex Ades |
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Dowling | 2 | Wayzata DK | Tyler Shearer |
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Evanston | 1 | New Trier DP | Robb Barry |
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HoFlo | 1 | Maine East BH | Patrick Kennedy |
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Ohio Valley | 1 | Chatahooche IP | Libby Mandarino |
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Berkeley 2014 | 1 | Opponent: SVDP LH | Judge: Ben Schultz 1nc- nuclear children (death cult) security-cap hybrid k competitiveness k |
Berkeley 2014 | 3 | Opponent: Desert Vista BC | Judge: Alex Ades 1nc- immigration politicsmexican politics cp to change the funding mechanism development k t gov to gov |
Dowling | 2 | Opponent: Wayzata DK | Judge: Tyler Shearer We read our 1ac |
Evanston | 1 | Opponent: New Trier DP | Judge: Robb Barry 1nc Security K T-QPQ Iran Sanctions Politics PIC that was actually the aff 2nr Security K |
HoFlo | 1 | Opponent: Maine East BH | Judge: Patrick Kennedy 1nc- Security K CIR politics T gov to gov 2nr- the K |
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Berkeley 1ac CitesTournament: Berkeley 2014 | Round: 3 | Opponent: Desert Vista BC | Judge: Alex Ades NW GM 1ACPlan TextPlan: The United States federal government should substantially increase its infrastructure investment toward Mexico through the North American Development Bank.Contention 1 is the Economy:The economy is trapped in a cycle of stagnation – collapse is inevitable without manufacturing and jobs growthBoak 2/9/14 Border infrastructure is failing—inefficient ports of entry are eroding our competitivenessTaylor 12/6/13 (Steve Taylor, Rio Grande Guardian, citing Ana Luisa Fajer Flores, director general for North America Affairs in the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs. "Fajer Flores: Border ports of entry simply not efficient enough" December 6, 2013. www.riograndeguardian.com/business_story.asp?story_no=5) BROWNSVILLE, December 6 - An official with the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Status quo border infrastructure investment is lagging behind export growthO’Neil, 13 Initiatives to modernize the border and build resilient communities (pillars three and four of Congestion throughout the US-Mexico border region undermines production efficiency—lack of infrastructure thickens traffic creating costly wait timesLee and Wilson 12 (Erik, Associate Director at the North American Center for Transborder Studies (NACTS) at Arizona State University, and Chris, Associate at the Mexico Institute of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. He develops the Institute’s research and programming on regional economic integration and U.S.-Mexico border affairs. "Whole Nations Waiting" Site Selection Magazine, July 2012. www.siteselection.com/issues/2012/jul/us-mex-border.cfm) Commerce between the United States and Mexico is one of the great — yet underappreciated A US-Mexico border that doesn’t stifle commerce is critical for the economy—exports generate billions in revenue for our manufacturing sectorMarczak et al 13 We’re in a state of slow growth now- nations are holding back on investments- it’s a downturn waiting to happenRoubini, 13 The global economy this year will exhibit some similarities with the conditions that prevailed in Economic crisis kills any incentive to cooperate which causes global nuclear war and terrorismHarris 26 Burrows 9(Mathew, PhD European History @ Cambridge, counselor of the U.S. National Intelligence Council (NIC) and Jennifer, member of the NIC’s Long Range Analysis Unit "Revisiting the Future: Geopolitical Effects of the Financial Crisis" http://www.ciaonet.org/journals/twq/v32i2/f_0016178_13952.pdf) Studies prove our impactRoyal 10 — Jedidiah Royal, Director of Cooperative Threat Reduction at the U.S. Department of Defense, M.Phil. Candidate at the University of New South Wales, 2010 ("Economic Integration, Economic Signalling and the Problem of Economic Crises," Economics of War and Peace: Economic, Legal and Political Perspectives, Edited by Ben Goldsmith and Jurgen Brauer, Published by Emerald Group Publishing, ISBN 0857240048, p. 213-215) Less intuitive is how periods of economic decline may increase the likelihood of external conflict Mexico’s economy will fail from inefficient infrastructurePastor, 8 Others have pointed to Mexico’s declining competitiveness and attribute that to ¶ Mexico’s inability or Infrastructure solves economic competitiveness- multiple reasonsFirst is integration- it’s key to trade flexibility- reduced transportation costs and just-in-time logistics are keyAvendano, 7 Between 1992 and 2002, Mexican exports almost doubled¶ their market share in the And, bilateral trade is a unique internal link to both economiesLee and Wilson, 12 The six Mexican and four U.S. border states have especially close bilateral Second is re-shoring – relocating manufacturing to Mexico ensures productivityWeitzman, 12 Mexico remains a far more popular destination than the US for "reshoring" manufacturing Now is key to prevent Chinese crowd outRobinson, 10 Does Mexico have the time it needs to realize the kinds of human and infrastructure Offshoring wrecks US potential for skilled labor and innovationPisano and Shih, 9 For much of the past two decades, the stunning growth of the U. Establishing a successful manufacturing network is a pre requisite to unemploymentNational Academy of Sciences (NAS), Committee on Prospering in the Global Economy of the 21st Century: An Agenda for American Science and Technology Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy, 2007, Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future, http://www.nap.edu/catalog/11463.html Forrester Research estimates that 3.4 million US jobs could be lost to offshoring Competitiveness is key to hegemony-First internal link is offshore perceptionLieberthal 26 O’Hanlon, 12 Last, American economic weakness undercuts U.S. leadership abroad. Other countries Second is technological dominance- it makes heg sustainable and solves great power warsBaru 9 ~Sanjaya, March, Singapore Geopolitical Implications of the Current Global Financial Crisis, Strategic Analysis, Volume 33, Issue 2, pages 163 – 168, accessed 7/6/13, AR~ US withdrawal from economic primacy makes those wars go global nuclearFriedberg and Schoenfeld, 8 Precipitous withdrawal — attractive to a sizable swath of the electorate before the financial implosion Economics is accurate and credible—historical calculation provesMorriss, 2008 (Andrew, University of St. Thomas Law Journal, Volume 5, Issue 1 2008 Article 8, "The Necessity of Economics: The Preferential Option for the Poor, Markets, and Environmental Law," http://ir.stthomas.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=114026context=ustlj) Our epistemology is correctWeede, 4- Trade removes incentives for war- increases interdependenceDaniel T. Griswold, the director of the Center for Trade Policy Studies at the Cato Institute, 1998 US Hegemony is necessary to prevent global nuclear warfareBrooks et al ’13 A loss of US heg leads to violence and chaosKagan 12 (Robert – senior fellow of foreign policy at the Center on the United States and Europe, America Has Made the World Freer, Safer and Wealthier, p. http://www.brookings.edu/opinions/2012/0314_us_power_kagan.aspx) No alternatives to US Heg- multi-polarity make great power conflict inevitableKhalilzad, 11 Any turns are inevitable – The US will down fight for hegemonyMearsheimer 11 John J. Mearsheimer, the "R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago" Jan/Feb 2011 "Imperial By Design" http://mearsheimer.uchicago.edu/pdfs/A0059.pdf The downward spiral the United States has taken was anything but inevitable. Washington has Maintaining hegemonic influence in Latin America is still possible – indicators of decline are exaggeratedDuddy, 13 (Patrick, U.S. ambassador to Venezuela from 2007 until 2010 and is currently visiting senior lecturer at Duke University, and Frank O. Mora, incoming director of the Latin American and Caribbean Center, Florida International University, and former deputy assistant secretary of Defense, Western Hemisphere, "Latin America: Is U.S. influence waning?; WESTERN HEMISPHERE," The Miami Herald, 5/1/13, lexis, Tashma) US influence stops the continued disconnect and presence spurs Latin American policies to solve the War on TerrorEmerson, 10 – PhD from the ANU School of Social Sciences, studied Communication Design in Melbourne, he has studied in Mexico and Chile, and is currently associated with the Australian National Centre for Latin American Studies (ANCLAS), at the ANU (Guy, "Radical Neglect? The "War on Terror" and Latin America," LATIN AMERICAN POLITICS AND SOCIETY, Volume 52, Issue 1, pages 33–62, Spring 2010, March 8th, 2010, JSTOR)HAL That causes extinctionAyson 10 - Professor of Strategic Studies and Director of the Centre for Strategic Studies: New Zealand at the Victoria University of Wellington (Robert, July. "After a Terrorist Nuclear Attack: Envisaging Catalytic Effects." Studies in Conflict 26 Terrorism, Vol. 33, Issue 7. InformaWorld.) Heg solves global problems and is net beneficial for the majority of peopleKagan 98 (Robert senior associate at the Carnegie endowment for international peace "The Benevolent Empire" http://people.cas.sc.edu/rosati/a.kaplan.benevolentempire.fp.sum98.pdf)JC Hegemonic power creates stability – self-interest leads to complianceClark 11 (Ian Clark, E. H. Carr Professor of International Politics, Aberystwyth University. "Hegemony and IR Theory" from Hegemony in International Society. 2011.fds.oup.com/www.oup.com/pdf/13/9780199556267.pdf) The core problem raised by this question is whether or not the hegemon can¶ Contention 2 is Solvency:Federal implementation ensures that the NADBank can invest in infrastructureBalido, 08/29/11 (Nelson Balido—President of the Border Trade Alliance; "Bill to expand NADBank projects holds potential to make big impact for border."; Border Trade Alliance; http://www.thebta.org/btanews/bill-to-expand-nadbank-projects-holds-potential-to-make-big-impact-for-border.html~~23top ) But Congress and the White House don’t have to look far for inspiration for how Restructuring NADBank is key—boosts FAST lanes, customs agents and revamped infrastructureO’Neil, 12 In addition, U.S. and Mexican joint efforts should concentrate on realizing NADBank can do it - mission statementNADB, 13 NADB offers direct financing in the form of loans and grants to public and private Expanding the NADBank solves infrastructure development — the plan ensures accountability, private investment, and Mexico says yes.Rodriguez 9 — Raul Rodriguez, serves as the Chairman of the Board of Advisors of the North American Center for Transborder Studies at Arizona State University. He is also the Benson Chair in Banking and Finance and Distinguished Professor at the HEB School of Business and Administration at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas and the President of RMI, an investment and trade consulting firm in Mexico. He served as CEO and Managing Director of the North American Development Bank (NADBank) until October 2005. Prior to joining the NADBank, he was Executive Director of the Mexican Foreign Trade Bank; the Bank’s Director for Asia; Mexico’s Trade Commissioner in Canada during the NAFTA negotiation; and Secretary of Economic Development for the Mexican border State of Tamaulipas. Mr. Rodriguez participates actively in community affairs at home in San Antonio, Texas, as Chairman of the World Affairs Council; Chairman Elect of The Free Trade Alliance; Mayoral appointee to the Board of Directors of the Port Authority of San Antonio; Chairman Elect and Vice President of the San Antonio - Mexico Friendship Council, among others. He is also a founding member of the Mexican Council on Foreign Relations and a member of the Advisory Council of the Harte Research Institute at Texas A26M University, the North American Forum, the U.S. - Mexico Futures Forum and the Border Trade Advisory Committee of the Texas Transportation Commission. He participated in the Foreign Affairs task force with President Calderon’s transition team in Mexico in October and November 2006 (Raul Rodriguez, The Wilson Center Mexico Institute and El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, June 2009, "The Future of the North American Development Bank", http://wilsoncenter.org/sites/default/files/RODRIGUEZ20NADBANK.pdf, Accessed 08-21-2013) Many agencies and programs have a bearing on border issues, but the region still Federal leadership is key – large number of actors without strong federal leadership guarantees a dysfunctional approachLee and Wilson 12 | 2/19/14 |
Dowling 1ac CitesTournament: Dowling | Round: 2 | Opponent: Wayzata DK | Judge: Tyler Shearer | 12/19/13 |
Evanston 1ac CitesTournament: Evanston | Round: 1 | Opponent: New Trier DP | Judge: Robb Barry NW GM 1ACPlan TextPlan: The United States federal government should substantially increase its infrastructure investment toward Mexico through the North American Development Bank.Contention 1 is the Economy:Status quo border infrastructure investment is lagging behind export growthO’Neil, 13 Initiatives to modernize the border and build resilient communities (pillars three and four of A double dip recession is coming now from GDP decline-consumer spending and exports key and their estimations are flawedThe Market Oracle, 6-29 After the first estimates of gross domestic product (GDP) for the U. That risks global decline- trade now is criticalKodesh, 6-12 In a June 11 interview, Fred Goodwin, Global Macro Strategist for State Street We’re in a state of slow growth now- nations are holding back on investments- it’s a downturn waiting to happenRoubini, 13 The global economy this year will exhibit some similarities with the conditions that prevailed in Economic crisis kills any incentive to cooperate which causes global nuclear war and terrorismHarris 26 Burrows 9(Mathew, PhD European History @ Cambridge, counselor of the U.S. National Intelligence Council (NIC) and Jennifer, member of the NIC’s Long Range Analysis Unit "Revisiting the Future: Geopolitical Effects of the Financial Crisis" http://www.ciaonet.org/journals/twq/v32i2/f_0016178_13952.pdf) Studies prove our impactRoyal 10 — Jedidiah Royal, Director of Cooperative Threat Reduction at the U.S. Department of Defense, M.Phil. Candidate at the University of New South Wales, 2010 ("Economic Integration, Economic Signalling and the Problem of Economic Crises," Economics of War and Peace: Economic, Legal and Political Perspectives, Edited by Ben Goldsmith and Jurgen Brauer, Published by Emerald Group Publishing, ISBN 0857240048, p. 213-215) Less intuitive is how periods of economic decline may increase the likelihood of external conflict Mexico’s economy will fail from inefficient infrastructurePastor, 8 Others have pointed to Mexico’s declining competitiveness and attribute that to ¶ Mexico’s inability or Infrastructure solves economic competitiveness- multiple reasonsFirst is integration- it’s key to trade flexibility- reduced transportation costs and just-in-time logistics are keyAvendano, 7 Between 1992 and 2002, Mexican exports almost doubled¶ their market share in the And, bilateral trade is a unique internal link to both economiesLee and Wilson, 12 The six Mexican and four U.S. border states have especially close bilateral Second is re-shoring – relocating manufacturing to Mexico ensures productivityWeitzman, 12 Mexico remains a far more popular destination than the US for "reshoring" manufacturing Now is key to prevent Chinese crowd outRobinson, 10 Does Mexico have the time it needs to realize the kinds of human and infrastructure Offshoring wrecks US potential for skilled labor and innovationPisano and Shih, 9 For much of the past two decades, the stunning growth of the U. Establishing a successful manufacturing network is a pre requisite to unemploymentNational Academy of Sciences (NAS), Committee on Prospering in the Global Economy of the 21st Century: An Agenda for American Science and Technology Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy, 2007, Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future, http://www.nap.edu/catalog/11463.html Forrester Research estimates that 3.4 million US jobs could be lost to offshoring Competitiveness is key to hegemony-First internal link is offshore perceptionLieberthal 26 O’Hanlon, 12 Last, American economic weakness undercuts U.S. leadership abroad. Other countries Second is technological dominance- it makes heg sustainable and solves great power warsBaru 9 ~Sanjaya, March, Singapore Geopolitical Implications of the Current Global Financial Crisis, Strategic Analysis, Volume 33, Issue 2, pages 163 – 168, accessed 7/6/13, AR~ US withdrawal from economic primacy makes those wars go global nuclearFriedberg and Schoenfeld, 8 Precipitous withdrawal — attractive to a sizable swath of the electorate before the financial implosion Economics is accurate and credible—historical calculation provesMorriss, 2008 (Andrew, University of St. Thomas Law Journal, Volume 5, Issue 1 2008 Article 8, "The Necessity of Economics: The Preferential Option for the Poor, Markets, and Environmental Law," http://ir.stthomas.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=114026context=ustlj) Trade removes incentives for war- increases interdependenceDaniel T. Griswold, the director of the Center for Trade Policy Studies at the Cato Institute, 1998 US Hegemony is necessary to prevent global nuclear warfareBrooks et al ’13 A loss of US heg leads to violence and chaosKagan 12 (Robert – senior fellow of foreign policy at the Center on the United States and Europe, America Has Made the World Freer, Safer and Wealthier, p. http://www.brookings.edu/opinions/2012/0314_us_power_kagan.aspx) No alternatives to US Heg- multi-polarity make great power conflict inevitableKhalilzad, 11 Any turns are inevitable – The US will down fight for hegemonyMearsheimer 11 John J. Mearsheimer, the "R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago" Jan/Feb 2011 "Imperial By Design" http://mearsheimer.uchicago.edu/pdfs/A0059.pdf The downward spiral the United States has taken was anything but inevitable. Washington has Maintaining hegemonic influence in Latin America is still possible – indicators of decline are exaggeratedDuddy, 13 (Patrick, U.S. ambassador to Venezuela from 2007 until 2010 and is currently visiting senior lecturer at Duke University, and Frank O. Mora, incoming director of the Latin American and Caribbean Center, Florida International University, and former deputy assistant secretary of Defense, Western Hemisphere, "Latin America: Is U.S. influence waning?; WESTERN HEMISPHERE," The Miami Herald, 5/1/13, lexis, Tashma) US influence stops the continued disconnect and presence spurs Latin American policies to solve the War on TerrorEmerson, 10 – PhD from the ANU School of Social Sciences, studied Communication Design in Melbourne, he has studied in Mexico and Chile, and is currently associated with the Australian National Centre for Latin American Studies (ANCLAS), at the ANU (Guy, "Radical Neglect? The "War on Terror" and Latin America," LATIN AMERICAN POLITICS AND SOCIETY, Volume 52, Issue 1, pages 33–62, Spring 2010, March 8th, 2010, JSTOR)HAL That causes extinctionAyson 10 - Professor of Strategic Studies and Director of the Centre for Strategic Studies: New Zealand at the Victoria University of Wellington (Robert, July. "After a Terrorist Nuclear Attack: Envisaging Catalytic Effects." Studies in Conflict 26 Terrorism, Vol. 33, Issue 7. InformaWorld.) Heg solves global problems and is net beneficial for the majority of peopleKagan 98 (Robert senior associate at the Carnegie endowment for international peace "The Benevolent Empire" http://people.cas.sc.edu/rosati/a.kaplan.benevolentempire.fp.sum98.pdf)JC Hegemonic power creates stability – self-interest leads to complianceClark 11 (Ian Clark, E. H. Carr Professor of International Politics, Aberystwyth University. "Hegemony and IR Theory" from Hegemony in International Society. 2011.fds.oup.com/www.oup.com/pdf/13/9780199556267.pdf) The core problem raised by this question is whether or not the hegemon can¶ Contention 2 is Solvency:Federal implementation ensures that the NADBank can invest in infrastructureBalido, 08/29/11 (Nelson Balido—President of the Border Trade Alliance; "Bill to expand NADBank projects holds potential to make big impact for border."; Border Trade Alliance; http://www.thebta.org/btanews/bill-to-expand-nadbank-projects-holds-potential-to-make-big-impact-for-border.html~~23top ) But Congress and the White House don’t have to look far for inspiration for how Restructuring NADBank is key—boosts FAST lanes, customs agents and revamped infrastructureO’Neil, 12 In addition, U.S. and Mexican joint efforts should concentrate on realizing NADBank can do it - mission statementNADB, 13 NADB offers direct financing in the form of loans and grants to public and private Expanding the NADBank solves infrastructure development — the plan ensures accountability, private investment, and Mexico says yes.Rodriguez 9 — Raul Rodriguez, serves as the Chairman of the Board of Advisors of the North American Center for Transborder Studies at Arizona State University. He is also the Benson Chair in Banking and Finance and Distinguished Professor at the HEB School of Business and Administration at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas and the President of RMI, an investment and trade consulting firm in Mexico. He served as CEO and Managing Director of the North American Development Bank (NADBank) until October 2005. Prior to joining the NADBank, he was Executive Director of the Mexican Foreign Trade Bank; the Bank’s Director for Asia; Mexico’s Trade Commissioner in Canada during the NAFTA negotiation; and Secretary of Economic Development for the Mexican border State of Tamaulipas. Mr. Rodriguez participates actively in community affairs at home in San Antonio, Texas, as Chairman of the World Affairs Council; Chairman Elect of The Free Trade Alliance; Mayoral appointee to the Board of Directors of the Port Authority of San Antonio; Chairman Elect and Vice President of the San Antonio - Mexico Friendship Council, among others. He is also a founding member of the Mexican Council on Foreign Relations and a member of the Advisory Council of the Harte Research Institute at Texas A26M University, the North American Forum, the U.S. - Mexico Futures Forum and the Border Trade Advisory Committee of the Texas Transportation Commission. He participated in the Foreign Affairs task force with President Calderon’s transition team in Mexico in October and November 2006 (Raul Rodriguez, The Wilson Center Mexico Institute and El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, June 2009, "The Future of the North American Development Bank", http://wilsoncenter.org/sites/default/files/RODRIGUEZ20NADBANK.pdf, Accessed 08-21-2013) Many agencies and programs have a bearing on border issues, but the region still Federal leadership is key – large number of actors without strong federal leadership guarantees a dysfunctional approachLee and Wilson 12 | 2/2/14 |
HoFlo 1ac CitesTournament: HoFlo | Round: 1 | Opponent: Maine East BH | Judge: Patrick Kennedy | 2/24/14 |
Ohio Valley 1ac CitesTournament: Ohio Valley | Round: 1 | Opponent: Chatahooche IP | Judge: Libby Mandarino NW MI 1ACPlan TextPlan: The United States federal government should substantially increase its infrastructure investment toward Mexico through the North American Development Bank.Contention 1 is the Economy:Status quo border infrastructure investment is lagging behind export growthO’Neil, 13 Initiatives to modernize the border and build resilient communities (pillars three and four of A double dip recession is coming now from GDP decline-consumer spending and exports key and their estimations are flawedThe Market Oracle, 6-29 After the first estimates of gross domestic product (GDP) for the U. That risks global decline- trade now is criticalKodesh, 6-12 In a June 11 interview, Fred Goodwin, Global Macro Strategist for State Street We’re in a state of slow growth now- nations are holding back on investments- it’s a downturn waiting to happenRoubini, 13 The global economy this year will exhibit some similarities with the conditions that prevailed in Economic crisis kills any incentive to cooperate which causes global nuclear war and terrorismHarris 26 Burrows 9(Mathew, PhD European History @ Cambridge, counselor of the U.S. National Intelligence Council (NIC) and Jennifer, member of the NIC’s Long Range Analysis Unit "Revisiting the Future: Geopolitical Effects of the Financial Crisis" http://www.ciaonet.org/journals/twq/v32i2/f_0016178_13952.pdf) Studies prove our impactRoyal 10 — Jedidiah Royal, Director of Cooperative Threat Reduction at the U.S. Department of Defense, M.Phil. Candidate at the University of New South Wales, 2010 ("Economic Integration, Economic Signalling and the Problem of Economic Crises," Economics of War and Peace: Economic, Legal and Political Perspectives, Edited by Ben Goldsmith and Jurgen Brauer, Published by Emerald Group Publishing, ISBN 0857240048, p. 213-215) Less intuitive is how periods of economic decline may increase the likelihood of external conflict Mexico’s economy will fail from inefficient infrastructurePastor, 8 Others have pointed to Mexico’s declining competitiveness and attribute that to ¶ Mexico’s inability or Infrastructure solves economic competitiveness- multiple reasonsFirst is integration- it’s key to trade flexibility- reduced transportation costs and just-in-time logistics are keyAvendano, 7 Between 1992 and 2002, Mexican exports almost doubled¶ their market share in the And, bilateral trade is a unique internal link to both economiesLee and Wilson, 12 The six Mexican and four U.S. border states have especially close bilateral Second is re-shoring – relocating manufacturing to Mexico ensures productivityWeitzman, 12 Mexico remains a far more popular destination than the US for "reshoring" manufacturing Now is key to prevent Chinese crowd outRobinson, 10 Does Mexico have the time it needs to realize the kinds of human and infrastructure Offshoring wrecks US potential for skilled labor and innovationPisano and Shih, 9 For much of the past two decades, the stunning growth of the U. Offshoring makes their impacts inevitable – only boosting innovation can prevent net job declines.National Academy of Sciences (NAS), Committee on Prospering in the Global Economy of the 21st Century: An Agenda for American Science and Technology Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy, 2007, Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future, http://www.nap.edu/catalog/11463.html Forrester Research estimates that 3.4 million US jobs could be lost to offshoring Competitiveness is key to hegemony-First internal link is offshore perceptionLieberthal 26 O’Hanlon, 12 Last, American economic weakness undercuts U.S. leadership abroad. Other countries Second is technological dominance- it makes heg sustainable and solves great power warsBaru 9 ~Sanjaya, March, Singapore Geopolitical Implications of the Current Global Financial Crisis, Strategic Analysis, Volume 33, Issue 2, pages 163 – 168, accessed 7/6/13, AR~ US withdrawal from economic primacy makes those wars go global nuclearFriedberg and Schoenfeld, 8 Precipitous withdrawal — attractive to a sizable swath of the electorate before the financial implosion Economics is accurate and credible—historical calculation provesMorriss, 2008 (Andrew, University of St. Thomas Law Journal, Volume 5, Issue 1 2008 Article 8, "The Necessity of Economics: The Preferential Option for the Poor, Markets, and Environmental Law," http://ir.stthomas.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=114026context=ustlj-http://ir.stthomas.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=114026context=ustlj) Trade removes incentives for war- increases interdependenceDaniel T. Griswold, the director of the Center for Trade Policy Studies at the Cato Institute, 1998 US Hegemony is necessary to prevent global nuclear warfareBrooks et al ’13 A loss of US heg leads to violence and chaosKagan 12 (Robert – senior fellow of foreign policy at the Center on the United States and Europe, America Has Made the World Freer, Safer and Wealthier, p. http://www.brookings.edu/opinions/2012/0314_us_power_kagan.aspx-http://www.brookings.edu/opinions/2012/0314_us_power_kagan.aspx) No alternatives to US Heg- multi-polarity make great power conflict inevitableKhalilzad, 11 Today, economic and fiscal trends pose the most severe long-term threat to Any turns are inevitable – The US will down fight for hegemonyMearsheimer 11 John J. Mearsheimer, the "R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago" Jan/Feb 2011 "Imperial By Design" http://mearsheimer.uchicago.edu/pdfs/A0059.pdf The downward spiral the United States has taken was anything but inevitable. Washington has Maintaining hegemonic influence in Latin America is still possible – indicators of decline are exaggerated US influence stops the continued disconnect and presence spurs Latin American policies to solve the War on Terror That causes extinctionAyson 10 - Professor of Strategic Studies and Director of the Centre for Strategic Studies: New Zealand at the Victoria University of Wellington (Robert, July. "After a Terrorist Nuclear Attack: Envisaging Catalytic Effects." Studies in Conflict 26 Terrorism, Vol. 33, Issue 7. InformaWorld.) Heg solves global problems and is net beneficial for the majority of peopleKagan 98 (Robert senior associate at the Carnegie endowment for international peace "The Benevolent Empire" http://people.cas.sc.edu/rosati/a.kaplan.benevolentempire.fp.sum98.pdf)JC Hegemonic power creates stability – self-interest leads to complianceClark 11 (Ian Clark, E. H. Carr Professor of International Politics, Aberystwyth University. "Hegemony and IR Theory" from Hegemony in International Society. 2011.fds.oup.com/www.oup.com/pdf/13/9780199556267.pdf) The core problem raised by this question is whether or not the hegemon can¶ Contention 2 is Solvency:Federal implementation ensures that the NADBank can invest in infrastructureBalido, 08/29/11 (Nelson Balido—President of the Border Trade Alliance; "Bill to expand NADBank projects holds potential to make big impact for border."; Border Trade Alliance; http://www.thebta.org/btanews/bill-to-expand-nadbank-projects-holds-potential-to-make-big-impact-for-border.html~~23top-http://www.thebta.org/btanews/bill-to-expand-nadbank-projects-holds-potential-to-make-big-impact-for-border.html ) But Congress and the White House don’t have to look far for inspiration for how Restructuring NADBank is key—boosts FAST lanes, customs agents and revamped infrastructureO’Neil, 12 In addition, U.S. and Mexican joint efforts should concentrate on realizing NADBank can do it - mission statementNADB, 13 NADB offers direct financing in the form of loans and grants to public and private Expanding the NADBank solves infrastructure development — the plan ensures accountability, private investment, and Mexico says yes.Rodriguez 9 — Raul Rodriguez, serves as the Chairman of the Board of Advisors of the North American Center for Transborder Studies at Arizona State University. He is also the Benson Chair in Banking and Finance and Distinguished Professor at the HEB School of Business and Administration at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas and the President of RMI, an investment and trade consulting firm in Mexico. He served as CEO and Managing Director of the North American Development Bank (NADBank) until October 2005. Prior to joining the NADBank, he was Executive Director of the Mexican Foreign Trade Bank; the Bank’s Director for Asia; Mexico’s Trade Commissioner in Canada during the NAFTA negotiation; and Secretary of Economic Development for the Mexican border State of Tamaulipas. Mr. Rodriguez participates actively in community affairs at home in San Antonio, Texas, as Chairman of the World Affairs Council; Chairman Elect of The Free Trade Alliance; Mayoral appointee to the Board of Directors of the Port Authority of San Antonio; Chairman Elect and Vice President of the San Antonio - Mexico Friendship Council, among others. He is also a founding member of the Mexican Council on Foreign Relations and a member of the Advisory Council of the Harte Research Institute at Texas A26M University, the North American Forum, the U.S. - Mexico Futures Forum and the Border Trade Advisory Committee of the Texas Transportation Commission. He participated in the Foreign Affairs task force with President Calderon’s transition team in Mexico in October and November 2006 (Raul Rodriguez, The Wilson Center Mexico Institute and El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, June 2009, "The Future of the North American Development Bank", http://wilsoncenter.org/sites/default/files/RODRIGUEZ20NADBANK.pdf-http://wilsoncenter.org/sites/default/files/RODRIGUEZ NADBANK.pdf, Accessed 08-21-2013) Many agencies and programs have a bearing on border issues, but the region still | 12/9/13 |
Structural Warming Add-OnTournament: Berkeley 2014 | Round: 1 | Opponent: SVDP LH | Judge: Ben Schultz Structural Warming Add-On2ACCooperation- cross border policies are uniquely key to solve the environmentVan Schoik, 04 – Rick, teaches international environmental security, science, and policy at San Diego State University, California ("Biodiversity on the U.S.-Mexican Border," World Watch Institute, http://www.worldwatch.org/node/567) 1ARThis is the story of Ionane Teitota- a man and his family displaced by climate change and rising sea levelsO’Brien, 2013 Climate change diplaces millions and destroys fundamental human rightsEnvironmental Justice Foundation 2011 Examining the effects of climate change and extrapolating these results over time is necessary to educate people on how to solve climate change. This education does not happen in high school. This means debate is the unique space in which education on how to avoid globicide is key. Under any other framework we ignore the fact that Bangladesh will soon be under waterMazo 10 – PhD in Paleoclimatology from UCLA Affirming the welfare of ecosystems is a moral priority over other societal concernsElliot 97 (Herschel Elliot, University of Florida Emeritus Philosophy, 1997 "A General Statement of the Tragedy of the Commons," February 26, http://www.dieoff.org/page121) Third, all systems of ethical beliefs are hypotheses about how human beings can live Objective scientific truth key to justice for marginalized groupsNanda 97 (Meera, John Templeton Foundation Fellow in Religion and Science, doctorate in molecular biology, The Socialist Register, p. 302-352, "Restoring the Real: Rethinking Social Constructivist Theories of Science" JMB) | 2/19/14 |
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