Ok the U shaped neck is that not considered a boat back??? and if so aren't some boat backs V shaped but much chunkier?
In regards to the Baja Tele, I've got a book on the Stratocaster 50th birthday that said most bodies in mexico are CNC routed on a CNC in the Mexico plant, however they are less then 100 miles from the Califorinia plant and if the demand is high enough or they have problems with their cnc in mexico or the usa they will route the bodies and send them to either plant. It is nothing for a MIM body type to be routed next to a Custom shop model because they can chuck up 7 bodies at a time.
To me that means before you think your buying american made that doesn't mean it started its life in the usa. Its the same with necks, and its the same with finishes. Also not to be offensive but might even have workers come over legally I'm sure to help out in either plant.
I also look at it like this, the parts are american vintage (made in usa) the pickups might be custom shop, the pots are CTS (made in usa) the switch is either CRL or somebody (made in the usa) the jack is switchcraft (made in the usa) the guitar is a bolt on neck that takes all of 5 minutes to do (MIM) Frets are pressed in by a press so thats less then 20minutes (MIM or MIA depending on demand) Its wired up which takes 30mins to an hour (mim) finish (is mim or mia), setup in (MiM).
If my math is right thats 9 simple things done to a guitar 4 of which are totally american, 1/2 of the guitar is american, if you factor in the steps that either plant might have cnc routed it and could have put frets on it that makes it possible the gutiar is 7/9ths american.
So my point is don't think your not supporting america in bad if you buy a guitar labeled Made in Mexico, because the Deluxe mexico models do in fact use american suppliers and could start out on a CNC router. Just don't turn your nose up to a really great guitar thinking your going with an american guitar, because the case it ships in is still going to be from Canada 
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