In other areas of the Pacific, as well as in Latin America, the growing assertiveness of the United States became more and more evident as the century drew to a close. ... Although the Union set up many useful committees for the purpose of exchanging information, the Latin American nations regarded it as an instrument of American influence, or even domination. ... More and more, it became apparent that the main concern of the United States in Latin America was to exclude European influence and to support politicians who were favorable to the expansion of American trade and investment. In...

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This came as a result of the large influx of low-cost, heavily subsidized American goods, which Mexican farmers were unable to compete with. ... According to the director of labor market studies at Northeastern University in Boston Andrew Sum, the answer is yes, illegal immigrants take American jobs; therefore, one can argue from a distributive justice point of view that it is unethical to hire them because its unfair to the Americans whose jobs they take. ... The reduction is even higher among Americans without a high school education, where it is estimated to be around 7.4% (Anrig and Tova, ...

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