t from NAFTA through increased trade of Mexican made products and the availability of more jobs to the Mexican people; however, along with benefits comes a downside. Many American companies have taken advantage of NAFTA and moved production plants to Mexican because there they can exploit the workers. Many companies pay less than 1 dollar an hour in unsafe and unsanitary conditions.While these American companies benefit from NAFTA, the American workers suffer. As a result of large companies moving production plants to Mexico, thousands of American laborers are laid off, often with no benefits or compensation. Many American companies deny the moving plants to Mexico in an effort to evade the Labor Department. One city that has suffered the most is El Paso, Texas. The majority of its workers are willing to accept minimum wage, the average unemployment rate is 11.7 percent and has lost more than 5,600 jobs to Mexico (Stand 57 8). An example of this is Johnson & and Johnson, who laid-off 110 workers and moved to Mexico. The company claimed that they did this because all their competitors had left because of NAFTA (Stand 58 7).To conclude, while NAFTA helps the Mexican economy and American businesses, it harms workers in both America and Mexico; whether, it is through job loss or exploitation. While I don’t believe that America needs to become a protectionist nation-sate, I do believe by allowing this to happen we are harming our citizens. I do believe we should help developing countries has long as it doesn’t interfere with the lives and jobs of the American people; unfortunately, NAFTA does interfere and I believe should be disbanded....
