The concept behind NAFTA — promoting economic growth by easing the movement of goods and services between the U.S., Mexico and Canada — had existed for years before it was born. President Ronald Reagan spoke of a North American agreement in his campaign in 1979, and the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement had existed since 1989. NAFTA, which was launched January 1, 1994 and finally saw the last of its policies implemented on January 1, 2008, stipulates the removal of most tariffs and restrictions on trade between the three nations and codifies a wide range of agreements on agricultural, textile and auto trade, as well as telecommunications, intellectual property, mobility of workers and environmental policies. (Read about TIME's Person of the Year 2008.)
Saying brought us NAFTA is a stretch. Reagan spoke about agreements. Big deal.
71 posted on 09/30/2016 11:10:55 AM PDT by central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)