During a meeting with the Otay Mesa Chamber of Commerce, Dr. Deborah Riner, former president of the United States Chamber of Commerce in Mexico, discussed the United States’ possible exit from NAFTA and how this could affect American production chains.

Dr. Riner emphasized that more than 5 million jobs in the United States depend on trade with Mexico; when comparing state by state, she added that California is the most vulnerable state with 556,000 jobs depending on NAFTA. Other states that would be negatively impacted are Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Texas with the largest number of jobs in danger of being displaced.

She mentioned that if there is no final agreement, California should prepare itself for the worst and.... Continue reading article here

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