NAFTA North American Free Trade Agreement NAFTA's proponents promised benefits for the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Benefits such as new U.S. jobs, higher wages in Mexico, a growing U.S. trade surplus with Mexico, environmental clean-up and improved health along the border—all have failed to take form. It is commonly believed that free trade between nations is a mutually beneficial arrangement for all parties involved; indeed, this is held to be an …showed first 75 words of 3708 total…

…showed last 75 words of 3708 total…I assert that there has been and will continue to be an overall decline in our country's standard of living. Something must be done about this situation now, before it develops into a disaster for all parties concerned. I firmly believe that NAFTA has the potential to damage our nation's economy, drastically increase unemployment, and to stunt the pride and nationalism felt for our country. That is, of course, if it hasn't done so already.