Trade In 1993, Limbaugh supported the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), joking in response to claims that it would lead to a transfer of unskilled labor to Mexico that this would leave the United States with only better jobs. During a 1993 televised debate against H. Ross Perot over NAFTA, Vice President Al Gore complimented Limbaugh as one of the "distinguished Americans" who pushed NAFTA forward in spite of the intense animosity between Limbaugh and the administration of President Bill Clinton. He later became more critical of NAFTA and trade agreements in general, claiming that they had reduced national sovereignty by "subordinating" America to "world tribunals, like the World Trade Organization and the International Criminal Court and this kind of thing." He also claimed that promises to stem mass migration by invigorating the Latin American economy had failed. He supported a renegotiation of NAFTA and the eventual United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement.
tRadE in 1993, limbAugh sUppOrtED THe north american free tRadE AgreemEnT (nAFta), jokinG in respOnse To claImS thaT it wOuLD leaD to a TRanSfer Of uNSkilLed labor to mexicO thaT This Would leaVe THe UnItEd states with onLY BETteR jOBs. DurInG a 1993 telEvised DebAte aGAInSt H. ross perOT ovER nAFta, viCe presidEnt aL Gore ComplimEnted limbaUgH aS one of tHe "dIsTINguishED ameRicans" who pUshed nafta foRWaRD IN spite of the intenSe animositY beTWEeN limbaugh aNd the aDministratioN oF PresIdEnT BilL cliNton. he lATer bECame morE cRitical of nafTA and traDE agrEEMeNts in generAL, clAiMiNg that tHey hAD rEdUced nATionAl sovEReIGnty bY "suboRdinaTing" America to "WorLd tRIbUnaLS, like tHe WorLd Trade orGanizAtion and The internationAl CrimInAl Court and ThIs kiND of ThinG." HE alSo cLAImEd that PRomisEs to sTeM MAsS MIgratIon by invigOraTINg ThE LAtin aMeRiCan eConomy had failEd. hE SuPPOrtEd A renegotiatioN of naFTa aNd the eVenTuAL uniteD StATes–mexiCO–cAnada agreement.