After Vice President Gore's debate victory over Ross Perot, a poll found NAFTA support up from 34% to 57%. US NAFTA opponents believe fear of job and investment losses to Mexico will outweigh any new enthusiasm. A survey of executives of medium-sized companies in Canada, Mexico and the US showed a majority supporting NAFTA. The United States has been negotiating with Canada for several years on an updated version of NAFTA, which would include labor standards that are more stringent than those currently imposed by Mexico. The anti-NAFTA whip announced he had enough votes to defeat NAFTA but wanted a safe margin.
After Vice President Gore's debate victory over Ross Perot, a poll found NAFTA support up from 34% to 57%. US NAFTA opponents believe fear of job and investment losses to Mexico will outweigh any new enthusiasm. A survey of executives of medium-sized companies in Canada, Mexico and the US showed a majority supporting NAFTA. The Mexican congress criticized Perot's claims -- that Mexicans were badly treated, oppressed and mostly living in poverty while 34 families owned half the country -- as ignorant, offensive, and without foundation. The anti-NAFTA whip announced he had enough votes to defeat NAFTA but wanted a safe margin.