Despite Efforts, The Rio Grande Is One Dirty Border
Since Mexico and the U.S. signed the North American Free Trade Agreement 20 years ago, the two countries have worked to clean up the waterway.(Image credit: Neena Satija/Texas Tribune)
View ArticleEconomists Toast 20 Years Of NAFTA; Critics Sit Out The Party
In December 1993, President Clinton signed the North American Free Trade Agreement into law. Presidential candidate Ross Perot predicted Americans would hear a "giant sucking sound" as Mexico vacuumed...
View ArticleNAFTA Turns 20, To Mixed Reviews
New Year's Day will be the 20th anniversary of the North American Free Trade Agreement. The passage of NAFTA by Congress was one of the most controversial events of the 1990s. Critics predicted a...
View ArticleUnrealized, Unforeseen Environmental Results Of NAFTA
When the U.S., Canadian, and Mexican governments were negotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement back in the 1990s, environmentalists warned that it would create a race to the bottom:...
View ArticleHow NAFTA Drove The Auto Industry South
President Bill Clinton signed the North American Free Trade Agreement into law 20 years ago on Dec. 8, 1993. One of the clear beneficiaries over the past two decades has been the Mexican automobile...
View ArticleBattle Of The Bottom Feeder: U.S., Vietnam In Catfish Fight
When the popularity of catfish moved from the South across the U.S. in the 1980s, American catfish farmers could barely keep up with demand. But Vietnam has flooded the U.S. market with cheaper...
View ArticleWhat Has NAFTA Meant For Workers? That Debate's Still Raging
Two decades ago, labor unions warned that the North American Free Trade Agreement would drive away U.S. jobs and push wages down. Today, unions feel as strongly as ever that NAFTA was a mistake for...
View ArticleNAFTA Opened Continent For Some Canadian Companies
A generation after Mexico, Canada and the United States signed the North American Free Trade Agreement, cross-border business is flowing. Some Canadians were fearful of their southern neighbors, but...
View ArticleWave Of Illegal Immigrants Gains Speed After NAFTA
The North American Free Trade Agreement, known as NAFTA, turns 20 next week. Hailed as a boon for regional trade, it had some undesirable effects. It hastened a trend away from small farmers, and...
View ArticleThe Secret Protectionism Buried Inside NAFTA
In order to get the North American Free Trade Agreement signed 20 years ago, a specific trade-off was made. The trade-off would not protect U.S. jobs from moving overseas.
View ArticleObama's Position On Free Trade Marks Subtle Evolution
Two decades after NAFTA created a giant North American free trade zone, the U.S. is negotiating more big trade deals that would span the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. President Obama has embraced the...
View ArticleIf The NAFTA Vote Were Held Today, How Would It Fare?
A year before his Democratic Party would lose control of the House for the first time in generations, President Clinton pushed the North American Free Trade Agreement through Congress. The vote in the...
View ArticleHow NAFTA Helped The Mexican Billionaires' Club
When the North American Free Trade Agreement was being negotiated, supporters promised it would increase the income of Mexicans. And the middle class did grow over the past two decades. But it's clear...
View ArticleThe Fruits Of Free Trade: How NAFTA Revamped The American Diet
Signed 20 years ago this month, the landmark trade agreement radically altered the way we get our fruits and vegetables, encouraging year-round imports from Mexican farms. That's why it's now no big...
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