http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/invasion-of-the-invaded Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:36:54 -0400 Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:36:54 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/12/invasion-of-the-invaded-nafta-and-the-rise-of-illegal-immigration By Joshua R. Keefe - On January 1, 1994, the day the North American Free Trade Agreement, the great neoliberal experiment that tested the economic waters of the post-cold war world went into effect, the southern Mexican state of Chiapas was under siege. They came from everywhere and nowhere, wearing ski masks and red, yellow and black bandanas (the colors of the campesinos, or subsistence farmers) and they took the world by surprise. They moved quickly, taking control of six towns, including the traditional capital of Chiapas, San Cristobal de las Casas, using their rag tag array of weapons, an AK-47 there, an old... Sun, 25 Oct 2009 10:12 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/12/invasion-of-the-invaded-nafta-and-the-rise-of-illegal-immigration