Many claimed that the treaty would depress wages, destroy jobs, and ravage the agricultural industry in the US. Instead, NAFTA boosted all three signatories’ economies and became the template for hundreds of subsequent free-trade agreements.
加拿大、墨西哥和美国之间免除关税是一项创新性、高风险、争议性的举措。NAFTA成为面对全球化、资本主义和劳工组织衰落的抱怨的挡箭牌。许多人称该条约会压低工资、破坏就业岗位、摧毁美国的农业。相反，NAFTA提振了所有三个签署国的经济，并且成为数以百计的后续自由贸易协定的样板。