Impact of NAFTA on U.S. Economy

The same questions were raised with reference to Mexico and to the benefits that might accrue to Mexico, and the emphasis on Mexico was related to the perception of economic need in that country and the effect the Mexican economy has on the U.S. NAFTA can be seen as part of a new effort at globalization as trade barriers are removed and more and more companies become multinational in orientation. Issues between Mexico and the rest of the world should also be seen in terms of third world development and the special need of countries like Mexico for ways to spur internal growth. Now that NAFTA has been in place for some two years, many see it as time to assess the changes that have been made and to decide whether, on balance, NAFTA has been positive or negative for the U.S. economy.

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at the same time: The deeper our cooperation, the better we will be able to fight together our common problems like drugs and crime and pollution. The more effective our partnership, the stronger an example we will be able to set for all the nations of our hemisphere. ("Is NAFTA good for the U.S.?," 1994, 15) Pat Buchanan stated that on the contrary, all the ills claimed by critics of NAFTA had come to pass--the Mexican peso had crashed and wiped out millions in U.S. investments; the trade surplus had vanished; and 340,000 American jobs had been lost ("Is NAFTA good for the U.S.?," 1994, 15). More recent assessments have found that the promises offered by proponents of NAFTA have not come about in the first two years of its implementation. There has not been the promised increase in the number of jobs in the United States, for instance, and Canada, Mexico, and the United States are not responding collectively and effectively to international competition but are more narrowly focused on their domestic political and economic concerns. Canada is struggling with a definition of its federalism and has had to deal with the powerful separatist faction in the province of Quebec. The Zedillo government in Mexico is seeking a reco
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