That and the fact that exports have more than doubled with NAFTA.
And higher real wages and 20,000,000 more jobs!! Makes you wonder what they're whining about.
And you know what that really means...
US makes part A, ships to Mexico. Mexico makes parts B&C, assembles to part A.
We import parts A, B, C, and assemble into Good D.
BTW, the fact that "exports make no difference" sort of negates the argument that Exports Are Important, right?