If words could only speak, they'd mean even less.. (English proverb) When a fox walks lame, the old rabbit jumps. (Native American proverb, tribe unknown) A wise man associating with the vicious becomes an idiot; a dog traveling with good men becomes a rational being. (Arabic proverb) Life does not always go over roses. (Dutch proverb)
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA; Spanish: Tratado de Libre Comercio de AmÃ©rica del Norte, TLCAN; French: Accord de libre-Ã©change nord-amÃ©ricain, ALÃ©NA) is an agreement signed by Canada, Mexico, and the United States, creating a trilateral trade bloc in North America.
In January 1994, the United States, Mexico and Canada entered into the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), creating the largest free trade area and richest market in the world. The NAFTA is the most comprehensive regional trade agreement ever negotiated by the United States and is scheduled to be fully implemented by the year 2008. In 1996, U.S. two-way trade in goods under the NAFTA with Canada and Mexico stood at $420 billion--a 44 % increase since the NAFTA was signed.