Criticisms against the North American Free Trade Agreement include all of the following except ?
Correct answer: A. wages in the United States will rise relative to Mexican wages
- A. wages in the United States will rise relative to Mexican wages
- B. American jobs will be lost to workers in Mexico
- C. The environment is not adequately protected by NAFTA
- D. None of the above
Explanation
Critics of NAFTA commonly argued that U.S. jobs would move to Mexico and that environmental safeguards were inadequate. They did not generally argue that U.S. wages would rise relative to Mexican wages, so option a is the exception.
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