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This speech presents the impact of Mexican agricultural reforms and NAFTA on Mexican farmers and the consequent effects on US labor markets. The speaker focuses her remarks on four basic points: 1) the displacement of Mexican farmers by NAFTA and associated Mexican agricultural reforms; 2) the potential for the absorption of displaced farmers by other agricultural sectors and Mexican industry; 3) the efficacy of recently announced adjustment assistance programs for Mexican farmers; and 4) NAFTA's impact on the supply and demand of farm labor in the United States.