Free Trade Agreement

Politicians of both major parties cite increases in U.S. exports to Canada and Mexico, our No. 1 and No. 2 export markets, as sufficient reason to ratify the North American Free Trade Agreement. But not if the price of more exports is a violation of critical human rights including loss of jobs, below poverty-line wages, poor working conditions and loss of the right to organize to improve working conditions, poisoned community environments and loss of consumer protections.

It is in the national interest of Canada, Mexico and the United States to ratify NAFTA only if NAFTA ensures that export profits will be used to prevent continued violation of these human rights and to lower the national debts of all three countries.

NICHOLAS V. SEIDITA

Northridge