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that exports were not limited in the letter. If the United States were to maintain their stand on banning Mexico's sugar, Mexican plantation owners would be forced to lay off thousands of workers. Mexico also stands that they should not be punished for being able to produce the same good as U.S. farmers at a cheaper price.
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