Causality Chain · Audit Detail
Mexico Maquiladora Program
maquiladora_border_industrialization · order-3 · AP HuG subtopic 7.3 · status rated
B
Composite 10.00 / confidence high
Grade B: 3 sources, source_quality_avg=5.00, corroboration=1, claim_strength=2, geo_specific=1, counter_evidence_handled=no.
The historical event
Mexico Maquiladora Program · 1965 · Mexico-US border (Ciudad Juárez, Tijuana, Reynosa)
1965 Border Industrialization Program → 3,000+ factories employing 1.3M by 2000; pulled ~10M internal migrants to Mexican border cities 1970-2000.
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Causal trigger + effect
Trigger
Card(s):
outsourcing_waveConditions:
{'requires_held_card': 'shared_language'}Threshold:
—Effect
Type:
pop_pressure_deltaPayload:
{'delta': 2, 'target_segment': 'border_migrants'}Target: self
Delay turns: 3
Methodology subscores
| Dimension | Score |
|---|---|
| Source quality (avg) | 5.0 |
| Corroboration (independent sources) | 1 |
| Causal-claim strength | 2 |
| Counter-evidence handling | 0 |
| Geographic specificity | 1 |
| Temporal scope | 1 |
Primary sources (3)
Cravey, A., 'Women and Work in Mexico's Maquiladoras', Rowman & Littlefield 1998
Type:
peer_reviewed · Year: 1998 · Geography: Mexico borderEthnographic + economic geography; documented female labor migration + factory conditions.
Sklair, L., 'Assembling for Development: The Maquila Industry in Mexico and the United States', Routledge 1993
Type:
peer_reviewed · Year: 1993 · Geography: Mexico + USComprehensive industry analysis; trans-border development theory framing.
Wilson, P., 'Exports and Local Development: Mexico's New Maquiladoras', U Texas Press 1992
Type:
peer_reviewed · Year: 1992 · Geography: MexicoQuantitative analysis of regional development effects; mixed welfare findings.
Counter-evidence (0)
No counter-evidence noted. Trellison reserves the right to escalate this chain to "needs counter-evidence review" if challenges emerge.
Audit metadata
Audit ID:
dfdf33f9b9e74395ae2d05680563fad7Audit date: 2026-05-14T05:54:38.688424+00:00
Protocol version:
v1.0Rater: claude_sprint2_auto
Corroborating independent count: 1