Tournament: MacArthur | Round: 1 | Opponent: Reagan | Judge:
Watt in 2010, Lecturer in Hispanic Studies at the University of Sheffield, UK, in ’10
~Peter, "NAFTA 15 Years on: The Strange Fruits of Neoliberalism", State of Nature, http://www.stateofnature.org/?p=6369~~23sthash.7JzbMAGf.dpuf, Winter~
Proponents of free trade and its incarnation in NAFTA justified neoliberal policies by claiming that
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even before the Spanish came, that’s the indigenous past. ~10~
Specifically, The North American Free Trade Agreement’s promotion of cheap American corn has impoverished
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phenomenon as the "globalization of market failure." n180¶ ~*759~
U.S. agricultural dominance has decimated the rural variety of maize seeds, leading to unsustainable monocultures. This devastates the environment and the quality of public health.
Gonzalez in 2011 , Associate Professor, Seattle University School of Law, ’11
~Carmen G., "AN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE CRITIQUE OF COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE: INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, TRADE POLICY, AND THE MEXICAN NEOLIBERAL ECONOMIC REFORMS", University of Pennsylvania Journal of International Law, 32 U. Pa. J. Int’l L. 723, Spring~
5.3. The Conflict between Agro-Export Specialization and Agro-Biodiversity
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of groundwater and surface waters, and greater pesticide-related illnesses. n227
Corporate rule at the expense of ordinary working people paying the price is the logic that creates poverty, misery and ecological destruction to destroy the planet
Lendman 07 (Stephen L, The Racist War on Immigrants, 3/29)
No welcome sign is out for the unwanted poor and desperate. At best,
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destruction great enough to threaten the ability of the planet to sustain life.
This form of environmental injustice outweighs any impact on probability and magnitude-we have an obligation to change our decision-making process.
Verchick in 1996 ~Robert, Assistant Professor, University of Missouri — Kansas City School of Law. J.D., Harvard Law School, 1989, "IN A GREENER VOICE: FEMINIST THEORY AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE" 19 Harv. Women’s L.J. 23~
Because risk assessment is based on statistical measures of risk, policymakers view it as
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military’s poisoning of Indian land as genocide. n330 ~*85~ 3.
United States aid to Mexican small farmers can address rural poverty and dispossession—The plan represents a radical shift in the foreign policy toward Mexico.
Wainer in 11 immigration policy analyst for Bread for the World Institute, in ’11
~Andrew, "Development and Migration In Rural Mexico", Bread for the World Institute, Brief No. 11, January~
Mexico’s countryside is one of the most promising¶ environments to invest in rural development
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with respect to its impact¶ on migration pressures is less recognized.36
Current policies are focused purely on maintaining smooth flows of trade. This locks in conditions of economic and social instability in Mexico—The plan is key to overcome the factors that cause FORCED migration and change the decision process.
Wainer in 2011, immigration policy analyst for Bread for the World Institute, in ’11
~Andrew, "Development and Migration In Rural Mexico", Bread for the World Institute, Brief No. 11, January~
As the source of 60 percent of all unauthorized immigration¶ to the United States
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what works in terms of development¶ in migrant-sending communities.21
Mensing ’13, Alternet Reporter, 5-31-13~Alex, Thousands in Mexico Protest Monsanto by Throwing a Carnival of Corn", http://www.alternet.org/activism/thousands-mexico-protest-monsanto-throwing-carnival-corn?paging=off~~
On May 25, an estimated two million people across 50 countries participated in the
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even more symbolic date: September 29, Mexico’s National Day of Corn.