To paraphrase Sgt Peppers, it was 20 years ago that NAFTA taught a new generation to play.  Yet, it is still very controversial in my Mexico, as my friend Alfredo Corchado reported today: "This week marks the 20th anniversary since the accord took effect for the United States, Mexico and Canada.  "Mexico has a world-class manufacturing sector, and NAFTA has certainly helped bring this industry up to the highest global standards," said Pia Orrenius, an economist and migration specialist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. "Would this have happened without NAFTA? Maybe, but it probably would have taken longer. ... Overall, I think Mexicans see a brighter future for their nation than they did 20 years ago."" Yes, I agree that NAFTA has been good for both Mexico and the US. At the same time, I find the criticism to be very similar on both sides of the border. Up here, manufacturers complain that jobs were outsource to Mexico. On the other hand, companies in...(Read Full Post)