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Democrats slam Mexico on labor rights, urge tough NAFTA stance

By Sean Higgins
Published January 25, 2018 12:24am ET
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Democrats slam Mexico on labor rights, urge tough NAFTA stance
The talks have not gone well for the U.S., Canadian, and Mexican officials negotiating the NAFTA free trade deal. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)

Almost 200 members of Congress slammed Mexico for its record on labor rights and urged the Trump administration to take a tough stand on the issue in the current talks to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement.

The overwhelmingly Democratic group of 180 lawmakers said Mexico’s labor policies are partly to blame for the outsourcing of U.S. jobs below the border.

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