Question

Two decades ago when the United states entered info the North American Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico, there was significant opposition for organized labgor and some poliiticians. There does not seem to be the same level of opposition to the TTIP. Why do you think this is so?

Answer 1

Answer: It was believed by some politicians and unions that NAFTA poses more harm to the United States economy unlike TTIP.

Explanation:

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is an agreement entered into by Canada, United States, and Mexico that ensures free trade among the countries as it was created to remove tariff barriers to different sectors of the economy and ensure free trade.

The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is a trade agreement which is proposed between the United States and the European Union with the aim of promoting economic growth and trading activities.

Some politicians and trade unions were in disagreement with NAFTA because it led to job losses especially in the manufacturing firms in the U.S. Companies also threatened to relocate to Mexico in order to keep their workers from joining trade unions and this suppressed wages as workers could not negotiate for better wages.

NAFTA allowed trucks from Mexico to enter the United States. These Mexican also entered the United States illegally by crossing the border. These were some of the reasons some people were not in agreement with NAFTA.