'Harmonizing' our decline: our standard of living is being deliberately undermined to merge our nation into a centrally directed global economy.

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'Harmonizing' our decline: our standard of living is being deliberately undermined to merge our nation into a centrally directed global economy.

As part of his September 2001 visit to the U.S., Mexican president Vicente Fox accompanied President Bush to Toledo, Ohio, where they addressed a carefully selected crowd of 8,000 people. Toledo was chosen because of its large and growing Mexican immigrant population. This changing demographic in America's heartland was presented as symbolic of the growing interdependence created by the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The New York Times described how both Presidents Fox and Bush "praised the contributions of Mexican immigrants and pledged to improve their lives."

President Bush's remarks went well beyond the predictable rhetorical flourishes designed to captivate specific ethnic constituencies. "We want Mexico to grow a m...

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