NAFTA Provision To Go Into Effect- !00,000 U.S. Jobs At Risk

[PiKA2001]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Voldemort?

More accurate to say that this was a provision of NAFTA that has been in dispute for years for reasons of highway safety. It's always been part of the treaty and therefore since 1994 it's been the law of the land.

It was the Bush Administration that initiated a 2007 pilot program to allow Mexican trucks into the country, and it was the Obama Administration that pulled the plug on that in 2009 and directed the US Trade Representative to work with DOT, the State Department and Congress to try and find a way to address the issue.

If one wants to discuss whether it's a good idea or not, fine. But what's the purpose of making it the Horrible Obama Administration at its Evil Work again? This is an issue with bi-partisan positions on both sides.

I never said Obama was horrible or evil but I am getting frustrated over his flip floppy policies. He pushes one issue to spur jobs, then turns around and pushes another issue that can potentially kill jobs. Clinton and Bush were able to stonewall this provision yet Obama seemed somewhat eager to get the ball rolling on it. It's been almost 20 years since NAFTA was introduced, we've seen what it's done to our manufacturing industry, do we really think it's a good idea to allow our trucking/logistics industry to suffer the same hardships?

Originally Posted by Mevara

Really why is it always about the Mexican's taking US jobs. Have you ever thought about what these treaties have done to Mexico's economy?

When NAFTA went into place it destroyed Mexico's agricultural industry putting TONS of people out of work. Since the US government subsidizes agriculture there was no way for Mexico to compete. We created our own problems!

I don't know, for some bizarre reason I can't explain I've always been more concerned with the U.S. economy over Mexico's....

But in all seriousness, yes NAFTA did hurt MX's agriculture industry but you have to remember that they experienced a huge growth to their manufacturing industry because of NAFTA. Most moved from the farms to the factories and the millions that were totally displaced just came into the U.S. anyway. It truly was the workers on both sides of the border that got the raw end.

-Not a fan of NAFTA in general