Isn't It Time for Another Washington Post Article Touting the Growth of Mexico's Middle Class Under NAFTA?

Mexico seems all but certain to elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador, a left-wing candidate, as president this weekend. One of the main factors is the contempt with which the Mexican public regards a political and economic elite that have run the country in a way that has produced few benefits for the bulk of the population. It is striking that this uprising is taking place almost a quarter century into the NAFTA era.

We were told endlessly by our elites that NAFTA was doing great things for Mex...

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Published on June 27, 2018 23:53
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