Identify the essential character of any maquiladora manufacturing plant:
To raise wages paid in U.S. manufacturing firms to at least 20% higher than the U.S. minimum wage.
To add value to component parts and export finished products.
To increase workers wages by forcing all companies to compete on a homogenous economic playing field.
To add value to finished products by exporting component parts.
To join China, Mexico, Japan and Canada into one large pacific-rim based trading realm.