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North American Union/
NAFTA Superhighway
 

RESOURCES UPDATED  JANUARY 3, 2007

Grassfire has received many inquiries from our team members on the issue of the
possibility of a North American Union and construction of a NAFTA
superhighway. We are providing this resource page, with an audio update from
Ron De Jong and I along with information and links which may be helpful to our
team members who are sorting out this issue. Please listen to the audio and see
below. Also, read the transcript from a recent Lou Dobbs broadcast for an
excellent backgrounder (once on the page, search for "North American Union")
or watch the piece that Dobbs aired recently.

Also, please help make this a more useful resource page.  Click here to send me
your comments., resources, etc. You can also leave an AUDIO COMMENT by
calling: (214) 615-6505 ext 9620.

Steve Elliott, Grassfire.org

Has the federal government launched a “North American Community” plan?
Our staff has not found specific, official reference by our
government to a “North American Community” or a plan for a
North American Community/Union. (If you have other
information, please let us know). However, that does not mean
there is no movement in that direction. To the contrary: there is
a goal to create a “framework” and organizations are
developing blueprints on how such a union can come together.
A key to understanding this connection is the federal
government’s Security and Prosperity Partnership.

What is the Security and Prosperity Partnership(SPP)?
The SPP is a “trilateral effort to increase security and enhance
prosperity among the United States, Canada and Mexico
through greater cooperation and information sharing.”
(spp.gov) The SPP was initiatiated without Congressional
approval by President Bush in 2005. Grassfire dealt
extensively with the SPP in our booklet, “The Truth about the
Illegal Invasion.” We noted that President Bush, Mexico’s
Fox and Canada’s Martin issued a joint statement that each of
the countries are “mutually dependent and complementary”
and stated the SPPs goal as helping: “Consolidate our action into a North
American framework to confront security and economic challenges, and promote
the full potential of our people, addressing disparities and increasing opportunities
for all.” Rep. Ron Paul calls the SPP “an unholy alliance of foreign consortiums
and officials from several governments.”

Does the SPP launch the “North American Community” or “Union”?
The SPP sets out to create a “North American framework.”
What does that framework look like? One of the SPP’s
“stakeholders,” the Council on Foreign Relations, presented
a report to the SPP within months of its founding entitled
“Building A North American Community.” The CFR based
this document, a blatant blueprint for a North American
“union,” on SPP’s stated goals. As we outlined in “The
Truth About The Illegal Invasion,” CFR’s blueprint states:
“The Task Force proposes the creation by 2010 of a North
American community to enhance security, prosperity, and opportunity.” Please
note that the CFR report is not official government policy but it certainly is a
prominent voice as this “framework” is established.”

Backgrounder from Human Events:
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=14965

 Is there going to be a NAFTA “Superhighway”?
Interestingly, the phrase “NAFTA Superhighway” has
been in use for many years and describes current
roadways (centered on I-35) that lead from the Mexico
border in Texas through the heart of our nation, to
Canada. According to the North American Super
Corridor Coalition (NASCO) “NASCO and the cities,
counties, states and provinces along our existing
Interstate Highways 35/29/94 (the NASCO Corridor)
have been referring to I-35 as the 'NAFTA
Superhighway' for many years…. There are no plans to build a new, “NAFTA
Superhighway” - it exists today as I-35.”

There is more to this than what NASCO is stating.
The concept of the NAFTA superhighway was
introduced into legislation in the 1991 Intermodal
Surface Transportation Act (ISTEA). According to
the Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway
Administration website, there is a planned national
highway from Mexico to Canada: “I-69 is a
2,570-kilometer (1,600-mile) national highway that,
once completed, will connect Mexico, the United
States, and Canada.”

So, yes, there IS a NAFTA superhighway (I-35) and
there will be a NAFTA superhighway (I-69). Both
are considered main arteries in the national
superhighway concept.


Is the Trans-Texas Corridor (TTC) the NAFTA Superhighway
When people talk about an active “NAFTA
Superhighway” project they are usually talking
about the TTC. The TTC is the state of Texas’
long-term (50-year) plan to address transportation
and communication needs for the state. 75% of trade
with Mexico passes through Texas and officials say
the TTC is designed to serve the growing needs of
the Texas community as well as anticipated
increased commerce and transportation between the
U.S. and Canada (see this Human Events article
which challenges Texas Gov. Perry). TTC is a
4,000-mile plan that centers in two major arteries --
I-35 (from the border through Dallas north--blue on map) and the proposed I-69
(from the border through Houston east and north--orange on map). Some of the
TTC is proposed to be 1,200 feet wide and include: 6 automobile lanes, 4 truck
lanes, 6 rail lines, in addition to power lines, waterways, etc. The TTC is a
public-private partnership toll road in which foreign companies hold controlling
interest.

The Federal Highway Administration puts
Texas’ TTC project under the umbrella of the
national highway plan: “Although part of a
national project, I-69/TTC is being developed in
Texas under the Trans-Texas Corridor master
plan.” Thus, according to the federal
government, the TTC is a first stage of the
NAFTA Superhighway. The path of the two
main artieries (I-35 and I-69) along with the
TTC’s name (“Trans”) makes it self-evident that these super corridors are being
planned to more closely link America and Mexico in trade, commerce, transit.

Is The I-69 Superhighway Under Construction?
The Tennessee Department Of Transportation website makes it clear the I-69 is a
highway that will extend from Mexico to Canada with the "overall goal" to
"improve international and interstate movement of freight and people."
Grassfire team members in Tennessee alerted us to the fact that I-69 is moving
ahead quickly. One team member reports that TDOT officials conducted a
preliminary "easment survey" in Summer 2006 for an easment 1,000-feet wide
that cuts through their family farm. A section in Mississippi has already been built
and more construction is planned for 2007.

What are SENTRI lanes?
According to the State Department website, SENTRI
(Secure Electronic Network for Travelers Rapid
Inspection) lanes are special border crossing lanes “used
by frequent border-crossers who have passed a
background check and inspection.  SENTRI allows
prescreened applicants and vehicles to use special
commuter lanes to cross into the United States more
rapidly than those in regular lanes.” Essentially, these
are “Speed Pass” lanes for border crossing.

SENTRI lanes first opened in December 2005 and the program was expanded in
the fall of 2006, including extending the pass from 2 years to 5 years. The U.S.
Ambassador to Mexico recently said, “SENTRI lanes permit passenger vehicles
and their occupants enrolled in the program to cross the border more quickly and
securely.” Certainly more “quickly” is true, but more securely? And what is to
prevent these Speed Passes from falling into the hands of human smugglers, drug
smugglers or terrorists? (after all, you can even apply online) Perhaps we should
push for a Speed Pass for air travel as well, especially for those of us who have
good “terrorism scores”.

Is there an agenda to create a North American Community?
Certainly there is an effort underway to bring the economies and cultures of
Mexico and America closer together. As we point out in our “Truth About The
Illegal Invasion” booklet, there is an active agenda among Mexicans that even
claims much of the southwest United States rightfully belongs to Mexico. This
“La Raza” (the race) movement is strong and influential, and even funded (at least
indirectly) by our own government. Multicultural, economic and political forces
are also driving the merging of American and Mexico and the removal of barriers
between our two countries. The SPP and the plans for the NAFTA
Superhighway are, in our opinion, part of the long-term infrastructure being put
into place to prepare America the coming community.

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