NAFTA and GATT have about as much to do with free trade as the Patriot Act has to do with liberty.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The pact creating a North American free-trade zone was President Bill Clinton's signature accomplishment; but NAFTA is also the bugaboo of union leaders, grassroots activists and Midwesterners who blame free trade for the factory closings they see in their hometowns.
I share the skepticism that my friends have about NAFTA. It was woefully weak in protecting workers and on the enforcement side. The question is can we meaningfully build a trade regime that has as its North Star protecting American workers and American jobs through meaningful enforcement? I think we can.
Likewise, free trade does not, as evidenced in CAFTA, mean fair trade.
NAFTA recognizes the reality of today's economy - globalization and technology. Our future is not in competing at the low-level wage job; it is in creating high-wage, new technology jobs based on our skills and our productivity.
I support free trade, and so does Donald Trump.
I'm quite an advocate of free trade.
I believe the Patriot Act strikes the right balance needed to protect our freedom and security.
Americans cherish our liberty and don't want government or corporations to take away our freedoms.
It certainly was difficult to sell NAFTA because it's always difficult to sell open markets.
The North American Free Trade Agreement marked a fundamental change in the global trade scheme.