The NAFTA Debate, Part II: A Primer on Political, Security, and Human Rights Issues

Publication Date: July 1993

Publisher: Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)

Author(s): Michael G. Wilson

Research Area: Trade

Keywords: Latin American

Type: Report

Abstract:

The United States, Mexico, and Canada are on the brink of a new era. With the NAFTA, the three countries are poised to greatly expand their commercial and economic ties and to create a more prosperous and competitive North American economic community. The NAFTA promises to build the world’s largest and wealthiest market, with some 360 million people and an economic output of over $6 trillion. Once approved, the free trade pact also will help sustain progress in other vital areas of cooperation, including anti-narcotics efforts, environmental protection, immigration, and human rights.