National Geographic did a piece on the wall we are building between us and Mexico. It mentioned that we didn't have a problem until NAFTA. I remembered how good old Ross Perue was so dead against it and how he kept saying "if NAFTA is made law, all you will hear is a giant sucking sound from the border as American jobs go overseas". He was right, but I had never thought it caused anything but prosperity on the other side. I did a closer look and here are some things I found on the subject that are very thought provoking. This is a very good read. http://www.epi.org/content.cfm/briefingpapers_bp147

I would like to hear from anyone having had an experience with FEMA. I refinanced my house and found FEMA had placed it in a FLOOD PLAINE...and I had to pay up front a premium of $3,100.00.