Why wasn't a guest worker visa program part of NAFTA? [View All]

[Hello_Kitty]

I was thinking about this pursuant to another thread where a DUer was talking about the EU and the relatively open situation between borders where employment and goods are concerned. With NAFTA, we have a flow of goods, and of U.S. manufacturing jobs going to Mexico. There's even an agreement between the nations to allow visas for highly skilled professionals. But no program for the free flow of low skilled workers between N.A. countries. I mean, seriously, why can't Mexican workers come here to work easily and why can't I just bop on up to Canada to get a job?

I mean, the business community is forever squawking about how they want "immigration reform" and a guest worker program. Seems to me a free trade deal among North American nations would have been a perfect opportunity to facilitate that.