http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/nafta/ en-us Mon, 28 Dec 2009 14:06:34 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2416223/posts The country of the United States isn't the country it was just some 30 years ago. Then we were a country willing to give our lives for any threat which may take our Constitutional freedoms away. Today the U.S. resembles those countries which threatened us in the fact that our Federal Government has stepped in and taken control of most of the private sector of business and finance and is poised for control of the medical industry as well. The Cypress Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2416223/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 14:06:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2367020/posts DALLAS — Canada’s trade minister said Monday that some progress is being made on a nagging trade issue with the United States, while U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk said a tangled dispute with Mexico over cross-border trucking and California Christmas trees might resolve itself next year. Welcoming Cabinet-level Mexican and Canadian trade officials to the city where he served as mayor, Kirk said language that removed funding for the Mexican truck program has been restored in next year’s budget bill. "We won’t be handcuffed by prohibitory language," he said. When the border was closed to 500 U.S.-certified trucks in a... Star-Telegram http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2367020/posts#comment Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:40:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2356829/posts LANDMARK CASE BEGINS IN CANADA FOREIGN LAWS CREATE CLIMATE OF FEAR IN U.S. PUBLISHING AND BROADCASTING BIZ By Tracy Hood, No Compromise Media thelastcrusade.org American investigative journalist, and author, Dr. Paul L. Williams, will begin his crusade, October 8, in a Toronto courtroom to answer charges of defamation regarding his explosive investigations into missing radio active material at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. Williams become entangled in a legal jam with the Canadian university while discussing his book The Dunces of Doomsday on the nationally syndicated “Coast-to-Coast AM” radio program with George Noory. According to Williams, “What is unique... No Compromise Media http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2356829/posts#comment Wed, 7 Oct 2009 16:33:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2355915/posts HIDALGO — Autoworkers from Michigan shouted for an end to free trade Monday afternoon on the Mexican-American border, where relaxed trade restrictions have fostered rampant economic growth. As the 18 or so members of the Local 174 of the United Auto Workers union from Romulus, Mich. waved signs at drivers approaching the Hidalgo-Reynosa International Bridge, maquiladora workers in Mexico gathered on a street corner to protest what they say is an unfair dismissal of workers. At one point during the concurrent protests, two American autoworkers crossed the bridge to meet and support the maquiladora workers, in a gesture of conciliation... The Monitor http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2355915/posts#comment Tue, 6 Oct 2009 14:58:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2353681/posts Dr. Paul L. Williams & Hamid Mir Dr. Paul Williams Goes on Trial in Canadian Court by No Compromise Media Next week, investigative journalist and author Dr. Paul L. Williams will be tried in a foreign court for his investigative work on reports of al Qaeda terrorists at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. But he broke no American statute and his alleged violation of Canadian law took place not in Canada, but at his home in Pennsylvania.Williams got into a legal jam with the Canadians while discussing his book The Dunces of Doomsday on the nationally syndicated “Coast-to-Coast AM” radio... The Last Crusade http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2353681/posts#comment Fri, 2 Oct 2009 19:57:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2351619/posts After nearly six years in the making, Matamoros’ first wastewater treatment plant was inaugurated Tuesday. The treatment facility, which will clean contaminated water and pump it into the Rio Grande, is the result of a $33 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) donated through the North American Development Bank (NADB), a $10 million loan from the NADB, and $33 million more in funding from the government of Mexico. Though the $76 million facility has been in operation for nearly a year, the inauguration ceremony had been put off several times. The lineup of speakers at the ceremony... The Brownsville Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2351619/posts#comment Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:52:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2334209/posts China alarmed by US money printing The US Federal Reserve's policy of printing money to buy Treasury debt threatens to set off a serious decline of the dollar and compel China to redesign its foreign reserve policy, according to a top member of the Communist hierarchy By Comment on this article Working for the Yankee dollar: Beijing is said to be dismayed by the Fed's recourse to 'credit easing' Photo: Reuters Cheng Siwei, former vice-chairman of the Standing Committee and now head of China's green energy drive, said Beijing was dismayed by the Fed's recourse to "credit easing". "We hope... .telegraph.co.uk/finance http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2334209/posts#comment Mon, 7 Sep 2009 22:32:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2330484/posts WASHINGTON – A government auditor says more work is needed to ensure the safety of Mexican trucks and buses awaiting permission to drive on U.S. roadways. The U.S. Transportation Department's inspector general's office made public its latest report on Mexican truck and bus safety Tuesday. The audit says some states are not consistently reporting traffic convictions of people driving in the U.S. with Mexican drivers' licenses. Also, bus inspections are not being done, are done infrequently or have other problems. AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2330484/posts#comment Wed, 2 Sep 2009 17:09:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2328957/posts Note: The following text is a quote: THE BRIEFING ROOM THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary ___________________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release August 31, 2009 TO ADJUST THE RULES OF ORIGIN UNDER THE NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES - - - - - - - BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION 1. In Presidential Proclamation 8097 of December 29, 2006, pursuant to the authority provided in section 1206(a) of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (19 U.S.C. 3006(a)) (the "1988 Act"), the President modified the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of... WHITEHOUSE.gov http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2328957/posts#comment Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:09:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2312809/posts As a result of NAFTA, North America is already a well-integrated energy market with Canada and Mexico among the U.S.’s top energy trading partners.  Through the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP), the North American Energy Working Group has further integrated a continental energy strategy.  Other initiatives are also pushing towards a single North American energy policy. The Western Governors’ Association annual conference was held in Park City, Utah on June 14-16, 2009. The meetings were attended by three Canadian western premiers.  Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer and Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall spearheaded plans to develop a cross-border Western Energy Corridor.  Both... Borderfire Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2312809/posts#comment Mon, 10 Aug 2009 21:03:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2311726/posts With President Obama expected tomorrow for the North American Leaders' Summit in Guadalajara, Mexico, a coalition of American legislators and activists took a message to the Mexican media, denouncing economic partnerships that would undermine national sovereignty and blasting Obama's failure to keep his promises on transparency and the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement. Howard Phillips, chairman of The Conservative Caucus and head of the Coalition to Block the North American Union, spoke to Mexican print, television and radio media about the summit, which was known in previous years as the North American Security and Prosperity Partnership, or... WorldNetDaily.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2311726/posts#comment Sun, 9 Aug 2009 03:06:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2306538/posts PARK CITY, Utah (Reuters) - The U.S. and Mexico must eliminate possible distortions in sweetener trade between them caused by a free trade pact, a senior U.S. sugar industry official said. Under the terms of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the U.S. and Mexico can transport unlimited amounts of sugar to one another. It started in 2008. "If either market is oversupplied, it would be disastrous for producers and government costs," Jack Roney, director of economics and policy analysis in industry group American Sugar Alliance, told Reuters at the start of the group's annual meeting. He said there... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2306538/posts#comment Sun, 2 Aug 2009 17:12:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2293781/posts In the early 1990s, U.S. tycoon Ross Perot criticized the proposed North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) for threatening to suck U.S. jobs south. In the 15 years since the trilateral agreement, another giant sucking sound is coming – but from the flow of pesos across the Rio Grande and over the Atlantic into the coffers of foreign banks that are charging millions of Mexicans usurious rates that can top 100 percent. Jorge Sanchez is feeling the effects. A modestly paid government employee in his 40s, Sanchez fell into the plastic trap. Trying to close the gap between a stagnating... CorpWatch http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2293781/posts#comment Thu, 16 Jul 2009 10:06:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267260/posts Industrial globalization has contributed to the initiation of shockingly cheap offshore product production in places like China, which surpasses Mexico’s deplorable low cost labor status. Mexico, because of its close geographic proximity to the United States, has been particularly targeted by U.S. industry for wage-slavery and consequential human rights violations. Ross Perot, who opposed NAFTA and ran against Bill Clinton for President, said that the “Giant Sucking Sound, would be the jobs heading south to Mexico.” NAFTA has been a disaster for the working people and the communities in which they live in all three nations. Today we clearly see... THE CUTTING EDGE NEWS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267260/posts#comment Mon, 8 Jun 2009 16:31:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2262777/posts MEXICO CITY -- A Mexican trade association representing more than 4,500 trucking companies is seeking $6 billion in damages from the U.S. government because of Washington's refusal to allow Mexican trucks to carry cargo over U.S. roads. The group, Canacar, filed a demand for arbitration under the North American Free Trade Agreement with the U.S. State Department in April, but didn't publicize the move until Monday. "We want reciprocity," said Pedro Ojeda, a lawyer for Canacar. "The U.S. has notoriously not kept its commitments." Mr. Ojeda said the complaint is the largest such demand made under Nafta, as the 1993... WSJ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2262777/posts#comment Tue, 2 Jun 2009 11:38:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2260659/posts DAYTON, Ohio - A Florida man is sending a batch of new baseballs. A car filled with gloves, bats and catcher's gear arrived courtesy of a Columbus man. And an Illinois woman who lived through the Great Depression and has a soft spot for baseball is writing a check. Anchorage Daily News / McClatchy Commie Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2260659/posts#comment Fri, 29 May 2009 16:53:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2256970/posts Trucking Headlines U.S.-Mexico trucking plan may resumeBy Jill Dunn The United States may allow Mexican trucks to do business here as early as June, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood reportedly said May 22. This spring, Congress ended the cross-border trucking program between the two countries. Mexico responded with 90 tariffs totaling $2.4 billion on U.S. products, casting a heavy burden on U.S. producers, LaHood said in a Bloomberg story. Candice Tolliver, the new communications director for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, did not immediately respond to questions. In recent weeks, the FMCSA began work with the U.S. Trade... e-trucker.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2256970/posts#comment Sat, 23 May 2009 18:27:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2249456/posts The husband of a Harlingen woman who became the first American to die of the swine flu virus wants to know if the operators of the pig farm where it is believed that virus originated are responsible for his wife's death. Steven Trunnell filed a petition Monday in Cameron County on behalf of his late wife Judy Dominguez Trunnell, 33, a Mercedes special education teacher, who died May 5 as a result of the H1N1 virus or swine flu. The Mercedes teacher was eight months pregnant when she developed flu-like symptoms. She gave birth by Ceaserean section to a baby... The Brownsville Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2249456/posts#comment Tue, 12 May 2009 19:28:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2239723/posts A four-year-old boy may hold the key to a swine flu outbreak that is threatening to become a global pandemic. Edgar Hernandez Hernandez, from La Gloria in the east Mexican state of Veracruz was diagnosed with swine flu ealier this month. The village is close to a giant industrial pig farm that locals claim is ground zero for the outbreak. The youngster's case came as more than 450 members of the community claimed they were suffering respiratory problems and symptoms similar to swine flu. They claim they are ill from contamination spread by pig waste at nearby breeding farms partly... dailymail.co.uk http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2239723/posts#comment Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:38:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2238954/posts GENEVA (Reuters) – The prompt resolution of a 15-year old dispute over access to U.S. roads by Mexican trucks could be another casualty of the deadly swine flu outbreak, international trade experts said on Monday. Increased health checks to control the virus, which has killed 103 people in Mexico and infected at least 20 in the United States, could also slow the passage of goods across the busy but troubled U.S.-Mexico border, they said. The United States imported around $216 billion of goods from Mexico in 2008, making its southern neighbor its third-largest trading partner after Canada and China, according... Reuters on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2238954/posts#comment Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:24:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2237577/posts Remember recently how the Smelly One who was caught LYING again about revising the horrible NAFTA=SHAFTA for the citizens of the United States Treaty forced upon the citizens of American by the SWINE clinton? Another horrible reality of the SHAFTA is the meats being sold to you in the big chains across America. Next time you go to pick up some ribs for a BBQ take a look at the what can only be described as the UNTRUTH being told in the so call Truth in Packaging you will note product of USA,CANADA,MEXICO. Do you really want to feed that... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2237577/posts#comment Sat, 25 Apr 2009 14:06:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2233598/posts The Obama administration said on Monday that it has no plans for reopening negotiations on the North American Free Trade Agreement to revise its labor and environmental provisions, as then-Senator Barack Obama promised to do during his presidential campaign. “The president has said we will look at all of our options, but I think they can be addressed without having to reopen the agreement,” said Ronald Kirk, the United States trade representative. Mr. Kirk spoke in a conference call with reporters after returning from the Summit of the Americas in Trinidad over the weekend. He said President Obama conferred there... New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2233598/posts#comment Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:47:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2217296/posts Anyone worried that, once in charge, Democrats wouldn't be vigilant in protecting our southern border can relax. The grave threat of Mexican long-haul truckers has been shut down. With any luck, Mexicans will never have the temerity to attempt to deliver commercial goods into the United States again. At least such is the fervid hope of the Teamsters, the fiercest adversary the Mexicans have faced since President James K. Polk sent Winfield Scott south in the Mexican-American War. The union can't abide Mexican trucks because they represent competition, and so they must be blocked - legal obligations, economic rationality and... The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2217296/posts#comment Sun, 29 Mar 2009 09:31:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2216898/posts Former Mexican President Vicente Fox was in San Antonio Friday, delivering a wide-ranging address about U.S.-Mexico relations that touched on trade, the drug war, comprehensive immigration reform and the United States' “mammoth” financial crisis that has spread worldwide. Fox also delivered a message of hope — hope that someday Canada, the United States and Mexico, indeed the rest of Latin America, would function like the European Union. “It's an extremely successful model,” said Fox, whose wife, Marta Sahagún, accompanied him. “My vision is to speed up the process of further integration.” Fox was in town to address the Congressional Hispanic... San Antonio Express-News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2216898/posts#comment Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:59:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2214941/posts Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday sent a letter to the California congressional delegation urging it to restore the recently ended pilot program that allowed Mexican trucks to transport goods in the United States. "In this time of economic distress, when more than one in 10 Californians are out of work and the repercussions are felt throughout our great state, we must do all we can to boost trade with our international partners, not stifle it," Schwarzenegger wrote. "And yet I am afraid that the prohibition recently placed on Mexican truckers will do exactly that, with the result being markets functionally... San Diego Union - Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2214941/posts#comment Thu, 26 Mar 2009 02:41:43 GMT