You are a member of the United States Congress from the state of Florida. Many constituents in

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You are a member of the United States Congress from the state of Florida. Many constituents in your district have complained that NAFTA and CAFTA-DR are unfair to their extended families living on the Caribbean islands. Some experts argue that the term "free trade agreement" is misleading. They say these agreements are really "preferential trade agreements" that offer free trade only to members and relative protection against nonmembers. You worry that this is the case for Caribbean nations excluded from NAFTA and CAFTA-DR. Some argue that from apparel factories in Jamaica to sugar cane fields in Trinidad, these trade agreements have cost jobs, market share, and income for the vulnerable island nations as jobs moved to Mexico. Given the impact on nonmember nations, do you think such trade agreements are ethical? Why do you think islands in the Caribbean basin were not invited to be part of NAFTA or CAFTA-DR? As a member of the U.S. Congress, what arguments do you make for including the Caribbean in the expansion of NAFTA or CAFTA-DR?
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