http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/nafta 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 Sun, 07 Jun 2026 21:44:17 -0400 Sun, 07 Jun 2026 21:44:17 -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 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1293/closing-the-nafta-gap-applying-eu-integration-to-us-immigration By Emma Banks - The accession of Ireland, Greece, Spain and Portugal into the European Community was a significant move towards manifesting everlasting peace by means of a single market. The incorporation of these four weaker countries into the European Union (EU) marked a break from the EU’s traditional purview. The paradigm shift of the EU’s approach to enlargement placed Member States onto a path that would harness the full capabilities of a common market in improving civilians quality of life while simultaneously achieving individual Member States’ objectives including growth, employment... Thu, 01 Nov 2007 12:00 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1293/closing-the-nafta-gap-applying-eu-integration-to-us-immigration