Not Now." arguing that NAFTAs time had not come. that the U.S. and Canada should require Mexico to meet certain preconditions before agreeing to the trade deal. Over the objections of those who argued NAFTA should be used to leverage reforms in Mexico. it passed without enforceable provisions to protect labor rights or the environment. Supporters of the agreement insisted NAFTA would create millions of good jobs. help stem illegal immigration and raise living standards "from the Yukon to the Yucatan." A decade later. NAFTAs promise is largely unrealized. Environmental conditions in Mexico have worsened. real wages have stagnated. the income disparity between the U.S. and Mexico has widened. and illegal immigration shows no signs of slowing. Clearly. NAFTA is not all that advocates claimed.
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