Archives: NAFTA

The New NAFTA: 5 Things to Know

By Chris Jones on October 1, 2018 Posted in NAFTA

The Trump administration announced Sunday night that trade ministers from the United States, Mexico and Canada had reached agreement on revisions to the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement, the framework for $1.2 trillion of annual trade among the three countries. The text of the agreement and side letters can be found here.… Continue Reading

Trump announces trade deal with Mexico, but Congress won’t ratify until 2019

By Chris Jones on August 27, 2018 Posted in Federal Policy, NAFTA

President Donald Trump announced today that the United States and Mexico agreed in concept to overhaul portions of the North American Free Trade Agreement, but Congress won’t be able to ratify the deal until next year – under what could be Democrat majorities on Capitol Hill if November’s elections go poorly for Trump. Trump made … Continue Reading