What Does NAFTA Mean for Orange County?

Trade ministers from the United States, Mexico and Canada signed the long-debated North American Free Trade Agreement last month, the landmark pact that eventually will eliminate all trade and tariff barriers among the three nations. NAFTA would create the world's largest unified trading bloc o...

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Published inOrange County business journal (Newport Beach, Calif.) Vol. 15; no. 36; p. 18
Main Authors Gardner, Jim, Dower, Rick
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Newport Beach CBJ, L. P 07.09.1992
Subjects
Environmental protection
Free trade
Interviews
Kiy, Richard
Mexico
North American Free Trade Agreement
Pacific
Pollution control
Public officials
Twin plants
United States > US
Irvine
CA
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Summary:Trade ministers from the United States, Mexico and Canada signed the long-debated North American Free Trade Agreement last month, the landmark pact that eventually will eliminate all trade and tariff barriers among the three nations. NAFTA would create the world's largest unified trading bloc of 360 million consumers, with a combined economy of $6 trillion. But the plan, which still must be ratified by the three nations' respective legislatures, has drawn heavy fire. Labor leaders insist that the pact will lead to a loss of U.S. jobs, and environmental groups fear that it could cause additional pollution along the Mexican border or lowered environmental enforcement within Mexico. (excerpt)
ISSN:1051-7480