The Colombia Free Trade Agreement
The Bush administration and corporate lobbyists continue to push Congress to pass the Colombia Free Trade Agreement -- an expansion of the NAFTA model into a country known for being the deadliest nation in the world in which to be a union member.
House Speaker Pelosi prevented a vote from being forced to fhe floor using Fast Track rules, but the trade agreement is still far from defeated. Learn more about this important issue, and how you can get involved, on our Colombia FTA page.
Trade and Elections 
Here's some shocking news: voters care about jobs. Visit our Trade and Elections page for:
- The voting records of incumbent Members of Congress from the Oregon delegation.
- Links to questionnaires and position papers outlining leading presidential candidates' views on trade.
- ORFTC's pamphlet detailing the ways in which trade was used as a winning election issue in dozens of Congressional races throughout the country in 2006.
The Oregon Stories Project
Approximately 68,000 Oregonians have lost jobs under NAFTA-style free trade deals. ORFTC has conducted one-on-one interviews with approximately 150 Oregon residents whose livelihoods have been adversely affected by offshoring, increased imports and/or dumping. Visit our Stories Project page for:
- The ORFTC report "Facts of Free Trade and Job Loss," which outlines trends across the state based on our first 100 interviews.
- A searchable directory of audio clips from some of the Stories Project's most powerful interviews.
- Information on how you can share your story with an ORFTC staff member or volunteer.
Free Trade and Forced Migration 
As bad as NAFTA has been for working people in the United States, it has had an even more devastating impact on rural communities in Mexico. For many years, NAFTA has been a major force pushing Mexicans off of their land and into the migration flow. Visit our Trade and Immigration page for:
- An ORFTC fact sheet, template newsletter article and Power Point presentation on "Free Trade and Forced Migration."
- Basic principles for dealing with the question of undocumented immigration.
- Links to organizations at the state and national level that are helping to address the root causes of migration.
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