The biggest share of U.S. exports to the six CAFTA nations is not the traditional job-creation kind. These are products that are not consumed in the purchasing nations. Stephen F. Lynch bigcaftaconsume Change image and share on social
If you consider that a typical Central American consumer earns only a small fraction of an average American worker's wages, it becomes clear that CAFTA's true goal is not to the increase U.S. exports. Stephen F. Lynch americanaveragecafta Change image and share on social
You do not export democracy through the Defense Department or the Defense Secretary. You do it through trade agreements, through the Department of Commerce and favorable agreements with our friends and neighbors across the globe. Stephen F. Lynch agreementcommercedefense share on social
Proponents of the Central America Free Trade Agreement have conveniently ignored this fundamental fact: the effect of trade on incomes in Central America and how to alleviate the adverse consequences of trade liberalization on the poor. Stephen F. Lynch adverseagreementalleviate share on social
Hey, I'm a former union president myself and also an attorney that represented a lot of unions. Stephen F. Lynch attorneyheylot Change image and share on social
Amnesty International continues to report that extra judicial tortures and murders continue. This is not democracy that we are exporting to Mexico, and this is certainly not what the Mexican workers signed up for. Stephen F. Lynch amnestycontinuedemocracy share on social
Free trade should not mean free labor. Stephen F. Lynch freelabortrade Change image and share on social
I always thought a very strong anti-drug policy was a good thing for my union members. Stephen F. Lynch antidruggood Change image and share on social
Average real wages in Mexican manufacturing are lower than they were 10 years ago, if you can believe that. Stephen F. Lynch agoaveragelow Change image and share on social
As for the expected boon to the Mexican economy, we have seen none of these gains, and instead we have seen NAFTA's detrimental impact on the Mexican workers. Stephen F. Lynch boondetrimentaleconomy Change image and share on social
