Mike Michaud: “Congressman Ellison believes NAFTA and CAFTA have encouraged the movement of manufacturing and agricultural jobs out of…”

“Congressman Ellison believes NAFTA and CAFTA have encouraged the movement of manufacturing and agricultural jobs out of Minnesota to be done under sweat-shop conditions in other countries. A 2003 report by the Minnesota Fair Trade Coalition reported that at least a quarter and likely one-third of the net 45,000 manufacturing jobs that Minnesota lost from 2001 to 2003 were directly attributable to trade deals such as NAFTA. Congressman Ellison has been a leader among the freshman class, along with Congressman Hare, in fighting for fairer trade deals.”