NAFTA - Mexico/Canada - visiting the USA and visas?

I've heard that under NAFTA Canadians can visit the USA for 180 days without a visa before becoming illegal, while Mexicans can only remain the USA for 3 days before they are considered illegal.

That's quite a large discrepancy ... given the current immigration debate regarding comprehensive reform and the recently implemented Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative how do you think this will impact those travelling between these 3 countries?

Answer:
The discrepency mirrors the discrepency in the visa failure rate between the countries. Historically, Mexicans have failed to return to their country in much larger numbers than Canadians have failed to return to their country. I wasn't aware Mexicans could come for even 3 days without a visa. It isn't a matter of prefering one or the other, but there are very different practical consequences.
It´s pretty weird, right? I´m mexican and I can go to Canada without any visa, but with the U.S. is a different story.
Well...that´s the way it is, and I respect your policies, hope to visit your country again (legally of course as before), it´s beautiful.

Greetings my american friend.

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