NAFTA – Green Social Thought https://www.greensocialthought.org Produce less. Distribute it fairly. Create a greener world for all. Thu, 22 Feb 2024 04:47:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.greensocialthought.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/cropped-ggef_logo_small-1-32x32.png NAFTA – Green Social Thought https://www.greensocialthought.org 32 32 No: No Wall Could Hurt Mexico as Much as NAFTA Has https://www.greensocialthought.org/biodiversity-biodevastation/no-no-wall-could-hurt-mexico-much-nafta-has/ Mon, 10 Apr 2017 14:41:33 +0000 https://gst.riz-om.network/reprint/no-no-wall-could-hurt-mexico-much-nafta-has/ by Mark Weisbrot

President Trump is unlikely to fulfill his dream of forcing Mexico to pay for his proposed wall along the United States’ Southern border. If it is built, though, U.S. taxpayers will almost certainly foot the bill, which some have estimated could be as high as $50 billion. With that said, it’s worth taking a step back to look at the economics of U.S.-Mexican relations to see how immigration from Mexico even became a political issue someone like Trump could use to his advantage.]]> by Mark Weisbrot

President Trump is unlikely to fulfill his dream of forcing Mexico to pay for his proposed wall along the United States’ Southern border.

If it is built, though, U.S. taxpayers will almost certainly foot the bill, which some have estimated could be as high as $50 billion.

With that said, it’s worth taking a step back to look at the economics of U.S.-Mexican relations to see how immigration from Mexico even became a political issue someone like Trump could use to his advantage.

]]> Despite Scrapping TPP, Donald Trump Is a Dedicated Free Trader https://www.greensocialthought.org/biodiversity-biodevastation/despite-scrapping-tpp-donald-trump-dedicated-free-trader/ Sun, 02 Apr 2017 15:04:55 +0000 https://gst.riz-om.network/reprint/despite-scrapping-tpp-donald-trump-dedicated-free-trader/ by Jack Rasmus

Whether multi or bilateral, free trade is free trade, and workers, consumers and the environment pay for the profits of corporations. Less than a week after assuming office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order abandoning the 12 nation Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement negotiated by former President Barack Obama, but not yet ratified by the U.S. Congress. He then quickly attacked Mexico — abruptly cut short a phone conversation with Mexico’s President Peña Nieto, canceled a meeting with Peña Nieto after demanding Mexico pay for a wall on the U.S. border and threatened to impose a 20 percent border tax on goods […]]]> by Jack Rasmus

Less than a week after assuming office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order abandoning the 12 nation Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement negotiated by former President Barack Obama, but not yet ratified by the U.S. Congress. He then quickly attacked Mexico — abruptly cut short a phone conversation with Mexico’s President Peña Nieto, canceled a meeting with Peña Nieto after demanding Mexico pay for a wall on the U.S. border and threatened to impose a 20 percent border tax on goods exported to the United States based on the North American Free Trade Agreement.

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