NAFTA

Twenty years ago, President Clinton signed the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) into law. The law reduced tariffs on good imported and exported among Canada, Mexico and the United States. The hope was that by reducing tariffs, new markets would open up for American products to be exported. Looking back, the effects of NAFTA have been mixed. Read the following article on the growth of the automobile industry in Mexico. Also, read this article on the results of NAFTA. For a good overview of the pros and cons of NAFTA, read this article on Investopedia.

Discuss: After reviewing the materials, what do you think of NAFTA? Do you think it was a good idea or bad? What have been some of the good results and what are the bad? How has NAFTA changed the types of jobs that are available to American workers?

Assignment: Type a one page paper formatted with double-spaced, 12 point, Times New Roman. Name your paper NAFTA. Explain why you think NAFTA was a good idea or bad. Will NAFTA result in a net benefit for the United States? Use evidence from the materials you were provided.

Rubric:

Formatting: 0-3 points
Spelling and grammar 0-3 points
Content and quality of your answer 0-4 points

Total 10 points