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For Immediate Release<\/div>\n
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Statement on NAFTA and Immigration<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n
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Washington, D.C. \u2014 In response to President\u00a0Donald Trump\u2019s tweets<\/a>\u00a0implying that the pending North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiation may be in jeopardy if Mexico does not prevent Central American immigrants from traveling through its country, Citizens Trade Campaign’s executive director Arthur Stamoulis released the following statement:<\/div>\n
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“Civil society groups in the United States have a long list of changes we\u2019ve been pushing in order to make trade policy better for working families. \u00a0Keeping out immigrants isn\u2019t on that list. \u00a0We oppose Donald Trump\u2019s ongoing attempts to scapegoat immigrant workers.<\/div>\n
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“Latin America\u2019s working families and family farmers have been hit exceptionally hard by NAFTA and CAFTA, fueling displacement and forced migration. \u00a0No one should be forced to leave their home. \u00a0We have always fought alongside our Mexican and Central American counterparts to replace the corporate-centered NAFTA and CAFTA agreements with policies that put people before profits in all countries.<\/div>\n
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“The trade debate has never been about the United States versus Mexico and Central America, but rather, big corporations against the rest of us. \u00a0A major reason that big corporations have pushed existing trade policies is so that they can ship jobs around the world to wherever workers are the most exploited and environmental regulations are the weakest. \u00a0This global race to the bottom is hurting working families everywhere, and it will only be abated with policies that improve working conditions and quality of life both at home and abroad.<\/div>\n
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“Unfortunately, the Trump administration\u2019s current NAFTA proposal fails to include the critical changes necessary to protect jobs, raise wages, defend human rights and reverse environmental damage. \u00a0Substantial additional changes are needed if the pact is going to provide real benefits to the majority of people other than corporate elites.
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\n“The revised NAFTA deal on offer does not include the enforcement mechanisms for labor and environmental standards needed to prevent employers from moving jobs abroad to areas where worker rights and environmental protection are routinely ignored. \u00a0Without strong labor and environmental rules with swift and certain enforcement, Trump\u2019s version of NAFTA will continue to facilitate the outsourcing of jobs, the suppression of wages and the dumping of toxins. \u00a0While steps forward have been made in other areas, a NAFTA replacement without this fundamental fix is a nonstarter.<\/div>\n
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“We need our elected officials to stop trying to pit working families against one another. \u00a0They need to get to work creating policies that actually benefit working people and the planet.”<\/div>\n
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Citizens Trade Campaign is a U.S.-based coalition of labor, environmental, family farm, faith and consumer organizations working together to improve trade policy.<\/i><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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