I am voting against authorizing the extension of fasttrack for negotiating the Uruguay round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. more commonly known as GATT. and the North American FreeTrade Agreement [NAFTA] between Mexico. the United States. and Canada. My decision today is not based on protectionist sentiments nor antiMexican bias. Rather. I am not convinced that the desired economic benefits that a freetrade agreement could possibly bring under a NAFTA. as negotiated under fasttrack. will be achieved. My father was a Mexican immigrant who came to the United States in search of work. My cultural and family ties with Mexico have continued over the years. And. as a child growing up in the Southwest and now as a legislator.
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