Author: William W. Larson

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Published: 1992

Total Pages: 38

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The issue of free trade between the United States and Mexico represents the core topic addressed by this essay. To fully evaluate the free trade issue, a historical perspective is provided covering the Failed Years (1970-1985) of U.S.-Mexican commercial and trade relationships and the Transition Period (1985-present) covering the new courses each country is pursuing economically. With a brief history provided, the free trade agreement between the two countries is analyzed in context of the internal benefits to Mexico and the overall economic strategy the U.S. is pursuing in Latin America. Lastly, the forces for and against the agreement within the U.S. are analyzed with the projection that the agreement will be approved in 1993, after the Presidential elections.