Christopher Wilson argues that the formation of a single, integrated North American manufacturing platform has tied together the economic fates of each NAFTA partner while the rise of China and other economies around the world has raised the level of competition faced by companies in the United States, Mexico and Canada.
To take advantage of the complementarities between Canada, Mexico and the U.S., the three nations must be connected. NAFTA went a long way in creating the trade policy architecture for the North American economy, but immigration reform, infrastructure investment and a streamlining of customs and security measures at the borders are needed to boost the competitiveness of regional industry.
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