The North American Free Trade Agreement was an agreement signed by Canada, Mexico, and the United States that created a trilateral trade bloc in North America. The agreement came into force on January 1, 1994, and superseded the 1988 Canada–United States Free Trade Agreement between the United States and Canada. The NAFTA trade bloc formed one of the largest trade blocs in the world by gross domestic product. The passage of NAFTA resulted in the elimination or reduction of barriers to trade and investment between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. The effects of the agreement regarding iss…
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Response rates from 888 Philadelphia voters.
65% Yes |
35% No |
61% Yes |
27% No |
5% Yes, NAFTA helps lower the prices of consumer products |
5% No, but we should adopt a unilateral free trade policy |
3% No, trade between the member countries has become too imbalanced |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 888 Philadelphia voters.
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Trend of how important this issue is for 888 Philadelphia voters.
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Unique answers from Philadelphia voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@8Z7LLD23yrs3Y
Yes, but it should be amended to better protect worker/consumer/animal rights and the climate
@9CYJ9DD 1yr1Y
No, free trade agreements should only be made with countries that have equal or greater labor conditions and wages to the US to discourage outsourcing and exploitation. Canada is fair game for free trade but not Mexico.
@9D4T4M9 1yr1Y
@8ZXDCD43yrs3Y
Yes, but only for products produced in decent working conditions and a wage similar to the current minimum wage in America.
@9D3RPBQ1yr1Y
We must stop the unequal exchange and we must get rid of neoliberal policies
@8RDPYYG4yrs4Y
I think we need to renegotiate in that workers get more say as well as better environmental stands.
@8DGGP864yrs4Y
Hasn't NAFTA already been replaced by the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)?
@8ZNRM3Y3yrs3Y
Yes, but we should not sacrifice our labor’s rights and interests in free trade.
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