Mexican Farmers Block U.S. Border In Protest, Enact Complete Opposite Of Montezuma’s Curse

Two hundred Mexican farmers blocked the Cordoba-Americas bridge between Mexico and the U.S. in order to protest NAFTA:

The farmers demand a revision of the agreement among Mexico and its northern neighbor of the United States and Canada, which lifts tariffs for U.S. and Canadian exports of corn, beans, sugar and milk powder.

The measure will damage Mexico’s corn and bean farming, two basic food for local people, said Victor Quintana, head of the Farmers’ Democratic Front that organized the protest.

The farmers closed the bridge that links Ciudad Juarez in Mexico and El Paso in the U.S. state of Texas at 0:00 a.m. Tuesday (0700 GMT) and the blockage was expected to last 13 hours, Quintana said.

Thirteen hours of blockage? Here, have some aguita.

Mexican farmers block border with U.S. to protest free trade accord [China View]