PBS News Weekend

Season 6, Episode 61 of 99

Throughout the country, some American workers and politicians, including President Trump, have long blamed the North American Free Trade Agreement -- or NAFTA -- for the loss of American manufacturing jobs to Mexico, where labor is cheaper. With plans to meet Mexican President Pena Nieto next week, President Trump has said renegotiating the 24-year-old free trade pact will top the agenda. Yet in Texas, the largest Republican state in the union, there is widespread support for the deal as an economy booster and net job creator. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Lisa Desai reports.

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