But isn't this caucus a strong supporter of NAFTA?
The Hispanic caucus is sensitive to Mexican concerns, not central American ones, for obvious reasons.
the most powerful resistance to cafta is coming from the sugar industry in the u.s.
u.s. sugar is VERY over-priced. so over-priced that some candy manufacturers have moved overseas and to canada, costing us jobs.
some of the hispanics are surrogates of the u.s. sugar industry, since immigrants work in the u.s. sugar industry primarily in florida.
it's lose some immigrant u.s. sugar jobs vs. gain a lot of exports for the united states with access to central america.