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NAFTA Explained

NAFTA helped U.S. corn farmers, but may have boosted illegal immigration

by Annie Baxter
Mar 21, 2017
The U.S. produce became cheap and plentiful in Mexico, hurting millions of farmers and leading some to cross the border.
Corn cobs are displayed for sale along with other vegetables in a market in Mexico City.
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NAFTA Explained

What a baseball game has to do with the NAFTA negotiations

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Mar 21, 2017
Carla Hills of the U.S. and Michael Wilson of Canada helped broker what Hills calls the 'premier trade agreement for its time.'
“Thirty-five states in the United States have as their No. 1 export market Canada. Nine million jobs in the United States are dependent on that trade relationship,” said Michael Wilson. He was the minister of trade when he participated in the NAFTA negotiations.
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NAFTA Explained

If we're going to talk about NAFTA, we need to talk about your pants

by Kai Ryssdal , Daisy Palacios and Bridget Bodnar
Mar 20, 2017
Your blue jeans and the price you paid for them has a lot to do with the North American Free Trade Agreement.
According to the Labor Department, there are just over 100,000 people who work in textiles now and there are just three mills making denim in the U.S.
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What will Trump’s border wall look like?

by Marielle Segarra
Mar 20, 2017
It must be 'aesthetically pleasing.'
 A steel wall separates Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, from a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Nogales, Arizona. 
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NAFTA Explained

Mexico's NAFTA architect on why he doesn't take Trump's critiques personally

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Mar 20, 2017
Jaime Serra was part of a trio that put the deal together. And he doesn't take the president's critiques personally.
President Donald Trump has called the North American Free Trade Agreement unfair to American workers. He wants to renegotiate the trade agreement.
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What Russian cheese can tell us about the trade deficit

by Jana Kasperkevic
Mar 10, 2017
The U.S. buys more from China, Mexico and Russia than it sells. Here's a closer look at those relationships.
Russian customers buy cheese in Saint Petersburg on August 7, 2014. 
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The list of companies that want to build the wall is growing

by Kimberly Adams
Mar 2, 2017
The government is getting ready to solicit bids to design and build border wall prototypes.
A stretch of wall between Nogales, Arizona, and Mexico.
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Border adjustment tax plan gets mixed reception

by Jed Kim
Feb 27, 2017
Republican plans to change the corporate tax structure include a border adjustment tax. It will impact how imports and exports are taxed. The proposal is causing a lot of uncertainty in the oil and gas industry, and while some energy companies support the move, others oppose it.   Click the above audio player to hear […]
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Mexico's energy reform and Pemex both face challenges

by Lorne Matalon
Feb 23, 2017
Foreign companies have been invited into the energy market, but problems with Pemex deter investment.
A Pemex gas station in front of Pemex headquarters in Mexico City. The state-owned agency is dealing with several challenges as it participates in Mexico's deregulated energy market.
Lorne Matalon
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Can the U.S.-Mexico relationship be saved?

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Feb 23, 2017
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly are in Mexico for talks. They will be covering a variety of topics from security to trade, but most of all, they’ll be trying to smooth over what are now very fraught relations between the two countries. There’s a whole lot at stake.  Click the […]
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