The North American Free Trade Agreement, signed by President Bill Clinton in 1993. It is likely the soul cause of employment oursourcing to Mexico exacterbating illegal immigration and the eroding of heavy manufacturing, especially the auto industry of the Rust Belt in the name of "cheap labor."
NAFTA is the worst mistake our government couuld have made because it resulted in thousands if not MILLIONS of Americans losing their jobs to Mexico for cheap labor.
by krock1dk@yahoo.com August 22, 2007
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"Thanks for helping me move my couch!" Response - "Oh, NAPAA!"
"I am sorry for leaving the toilet seat up!" Response- "NAPAA, I noticed before I sat down."
"I am sorry for leaving the toilet seat up!" Response- "NAPAA, I noticed before I sat down."
by mapaln September 5, 2010
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The one who have all the good morals. innocent face, lovely eyes which are adorable, and could be a remedy for everything...
If u have one. Don't even think about lose her.
The one who have all the good morals. innocent face, lovely eyes which are adorable, and could be a remedy for everything...
If u have one. Don't even think about lose her.
I love you, nafas.
by Itser October 9, 2018
Get the Nafas mug.The North American Free Trade Agreement. A trilateral agreement lowering barriers to trade between the United States, Canada, and Mexico signed in 1993. NAFTA has become the scapegoat for the decline of industrial and manufacturing production in the U.S., eroding labor and environmental standards in all three countries, assaults on political and cultural sovereignty in each country, the urbanization and desolation of the rural economy in Mexico, and a whole host of other social and economic ills.
Apparently many of the previous definitions of this word include some type of observation that NAFTA has induced greater immigration into the U.S. from Mexico, to the detriment of the American "nation" or "way of life". Perhaps these xenophobic and nationalistic views are correct if they assume that the U.S. is a cultural nation that is not able to adapt to changes in its demographic composition. Seen from another perspective, NAFTA could be interpreted as the beginning of the political and economic consolidation of North America, increasing the freedom for all people who inhabit this hemisphere and not merely those who benefit from imposition of a strong foreign policy abroad, with a culture of sloth, consumerism, and self-entitlement at home. True conservatives would hail NAFTA as a wonderful achievement - a removal of state imposed artificial barriers to competition, that sought increases in productivity and efficiency. Unfortunately most conservatives today are afraid of the "evil horde" of "foreign invaders" to the point that they rationalise any further attempts to even the playing field between the U.S. and its neighbors.
2. An imperfect beginning to hemispheric integration, (the American version of the European Union).
Apparently many of the previous definitions of this word include some type of observation that NAFTA has induced greater immigration into the U.S. from Mexico, to the detriment of the American "nation" or "way of life". Perhaps these xenophobic and nationalistic views are correct if they assume that the U.S. is a cultural nation that is not able to adapt to changes in its demographic composition. Seen from another perspective, NAFTA could be interpreted as the beginning of the political and economic consolidation of North America, increasing the freedom for all people who inhabit this hemisphere and not merely those who benefit from imposition of a strong foreign policy abroad, with a culture of sloth, consumerism, and self-entitlement at home. True conservatives would hail NAFTA as a wonderful achievement - a removal of state imposed artificial barriers to competition, that sought increases in productivity and efficiency. Unfortunately most conservatives today are afraid of the "evil horde" of "foreign invaders" to the point that they rationalise any further attempts to even the playing field between the U.S. and its neighbors.
2. An imperfect beginning to hemispheric integration, (the American version of the European Union).
NAFTA brought some jobs to Mexico that pay more than $4 a day, but it turns out that Mexicans want to work for more than that, so they still come to the U.S.
by NacoTaco February 1, 2005
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This treaty along with the WTO singlehandedly screwed over the working class of America and all of Mexico. Because of NAFTA, you can buy cheap, low-quality goods at Wal-mart that were made at the expense of many small businesses in the USA and the poor of the world. But, as a plus, rich white suburbia comes out on top! God Bless America....
This treaty along with the WTO singlehandedly screwed over the working class of America and all of Mexico. Because of NAFTA, you can buy cheap, low-quality goods at Wal-mart that were made at the expense of many small businesses in the USA and the poor of the world. But, as a plus, rich white suburbia comes out on top! God Bless America....
Boy: Hey Grandpa, didn't you used to own a shop downtown?
Grandpa: Yes I did, son, but that was before the days of NAFTA... now I can't afford to have my shop, and I'm forced to work as a greeter at Wal-Mart, the only business in town.
Grandpa: Yes I did, son, but that was before the days of NAFTA... now I can't afford to have my shop, and I'm forced to work as a greeter at Wal-Mart, the only business in town.
by truthfully April 8, 2007
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Get the NAFTA mug.Describes the most wonderful person in the world. Used as both an adjective or a noun; and has something to do with a captain. Is a perfect word for a guy with a a wonderful personality and who is devilishly handsome.
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