"Immigration reform would most likely top Mexico's list."

What would those 'reforms' contain.  The last thing that Mexico's ruling class wants is for their impoverished citizens to remain in the country to cause an uncomfortable political situation.  Agricultural exceptions in NAFTA have put many Mexican farmers out of business driving many people into enough desperation to leave their homes and emigrate north. One of the accomplishments is that we are guaranteeing that Mexican governments will be either right or farther right.

While I agree that universal health care is needed as well as improved unemployment insurance it's also interesting that the Times admits that workers have to take lower paying jobs.  Jobs I might point out that often pay as little as one third as much.  That's only part of what explodes the whole argument in favor of free trade.

Without the space to write a full discussion of free trade it should be pointed out that the loss of manufacturing jobs does grievous harm to many communities.  When communities are damaged the social fabric can torn beyond repair.  The continued loss of manufacturing base is not in the short or long term interests of the nation.  A skill not practiced is a skill lost.