As former President Jimmy Carter wrote in expressing his strong support for DRCAFTA: "For the first time ever. we have a chance to reinforce democracies in the region. This is the moment to move forward and to help those leaders that want to modernize and humanize their countries. Moreover. strong economies in the region are the best antidote to illegal immigration from the region." DRCAFTA has the potential to create jobs in the region. raise standards of living for the citizens in the DRCAFTA countries. and further stabilize what has been an unstable region. Defeat of this trade agreement will have devastating consequences for the region. which will likely lose textile and apparel jobs to countries with lower wages and weaker worker protections. Turning our backs on the DRCAFTA countries is counterproductive. both for the Central American region and for America. while engagement holds the promise of future benefits in our hemisphere.
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