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Jobs, Trade, and NAFTA |
| Section: CURRENT ISSUES / FORUM |
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| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 1/1/1993 |
| Size: 3,615 Words, 20,553 Characters |
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As Bill Clinton assumes the presidency and a new Congress begins to meet, one of the major issues facing the new administration is the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Perhaps no other legislation this year will have such a far-reaching potential impact. Proponents and adversaries have argued the issue of NAFTA's effect on the economies of United States, Canada, and Mexico.
To address the implications of NAFTA and the likelihood of its approval by the United State and its neighbors, THE WORLD & I invited the following experts to participate in a forum: Claude Barfield, director of science and technology policies at the American Enterprise Institute; William Gill, president of the American Coalition for Competitive Trade; Daniel James, author and specialist on Latin America...
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...at Congress is going to be faced with, I agree with Mr. James. It will depend upon the more than 100 new members and how they perceive the effects of this treaty. Many of the new and old Congressmen and senators will be focusing on the loss of jobs. It all comes down to the question of sovereignty, particularly when in the treaty you sign away your own ability to control your own economy. vbcrlf
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