The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which replaced the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), went into effect in 2020. It has made a difference in trade among the countries and has affected the lives of many people.

Assignment

1. Working in teams and using the resources of your library, investigate USMCA. Answer the following questions:

a. What are USMCA’s objectives?

b. What are its benefits?

c. What impact have NAFTA and USMCA had on trade, jobs, and travel?

d. Some Americans were opposed to the implementation of NAFTA. What were their objections? Were any of these objections justified?

e. Have NAFTA and USMCA influenced your life? How?

2. Summarize your answers in a written report. Your team also should be prepared to give a class presentation.