Question

List and discuss (three each) pros and cons of NAFTA (3 pros and 3 cons). Be sure that you include in those pros and cons a general discussion of the benefits and detriments to the United States. There should be three substantive and comprehensive pro and cons paragraphs referencing facts.

Answer 1

NAFTA is also controversial politicians don't agree on wheather the free tracce agrement's advantage outweight its disadvantage. 1 Between the us canada and Mexico NAFTA covered the largest area under a free trade agrement. one of the positive effect of NAFTA was Increased trade, economic output, foreign investment and better consumes prices. (3) NAFTA cost vos hobs were lost when o. domestic manufactures relocated to to lower waged Mexico, this also suppressed wages in us manufacturing Plants. - Pros O Greater Trade Increased Quiptet economica output. The us International tracle way commission found that full NAFTA Implementation would increase using groculth by as much as 0.5% a year. NAFTA'S Stronger growth created jobs. According to a 2010 report, us free - trade agrement – the lion's Share to which stemmed from the NAFTA agrel ment - directly supported 5.4 million goh, while trade with these countries Supported 17.7 million son II .

(3) NAFTA lowered prices. Us oil import from mexico cost less because NAFTA got rid of tariffs. That reduce Amerca's reliana on dil bom middle east low cost oil reduce gas prices, which reduces as transportation cost, Food prices are lowes. in tuin. - cons NAFTA allowed Mexican trucks access into the us, Mexicon Bock are not held to the Same Safety Standards as American mucks. congress neves allowed this Provision to go into effect.. vos companies degraded the Mexican environment to keep costs low. Agribusiness in Mexico used mon fertilizes and other chemicals, resulting in increase Polletion. Runal homes were forced into marginal land to stay in business, resulting in increased deforestation rates. That deforestation contributes Global warming 3) Job migration Suppressed wages.companies hecetened to move to mexico to keep worker from joining union without the unions, workes could not bargain for better wages. This strategy was so successful that it became Standard operating procedure. Between. 1993 and 1995, 85% of all companies used 1%. By 1999 that rate had grown to Z