Phyllis Schafley knows perfectly well that it is non-college educated Americans who are bearing the brunt of free trade as they must compete with cheap illegal and offshore labor, a competition which can only result in them being reduced to a third world standard of living. And that is why Joe Sixpack is dead against CAFTA and NAFTA and free trade in general because he is getting the shaft.
I would also add to the list small business owners who hire Americans and offer a livable wage plus PAY numerous payroll taxes as opposed to those large and small businesses who hire illegals and in many cases do NOT pay a livable wage, EVADE numerous payroll taxes and force taxpayers to supplement their employee's living expenses. Believe me a lot of people are furious about all this crap.
In order for Americans, including Joe Sixpack, to have opportunities for good manufacturing jobs here, our economy must be attractive to investment capital. Right now, our taxes of productive facilities (and labor, too) are way too high. What is as bad or worse is our undependable currency, the dollar, which the Fed mismanages so badly its value has changed more than 50% in both directions within the past ten years. In those circumstances, it is hard to make capital investments here that provide well-paid jobs for Americans. We can fix these problems, if we realize they are not caused by NAFTA or CAFTA.
Hogwash. What about high-tech jobs heading to India? I have a masters degree. I guess I should "re-train" myself to become a waiter.