I do believe that as the country becomes more attractive in the manufacturing sector, salaries can improve, and opportunities can expand.
We have to start a process of looking at what's next after we complete the modernization effort.
NAFTA is a trilateral agreement, and it would make a lot of sense to have trilateral discussions.
If you throw obstacles at the relationship with Mexico, you would be shooting yourself in the foot.
The U.S. is a sovereign nation, and if the U.S. decides to build a wall on the southern border, it's their sovereign decision. We may like it or not.
E-commerce, telecom - those things have to be captured by the new NAFTA.
At the end of the day, we have obviously our own political realities that will not allow us to approve something that is not in the benefit of everybody.
If we have to talk to the devil to guarantee the safety and future of the Mexican people in the U.S., Mexico will talk to the devil.
There won't be a law with sanctions, but Mexicans and Mexican consumers will know how to value those companies that are loyal to our national identity and those that are not.
Since its enforcement, NAFTA has been more than a trade agreement. It has made us think of ourselves as a region.
We can be a very natural partner as a support base for Ireland to use Mexico to enter into the North American and South American markets and for Mexico, in turn, to really take advantage of Ireland as a gateway to the European markets.
Mexico is very well positioned in the IT sector, thanks to our closeness to North America and how things are being developed in Silicon Valley.
I'm not going to negotiate with Brazil for its pretty face. I'm going to negotiate with Brazil because they're going to open their car-manufacturing market.
A scenario without NAFTA is something we have to think about.
Toyota has 10 plants in the United States... and employs more than 130,000 Americans. If I were Mr. Trump, I'd treat them with more respect.
I can't come back home with an agreement that will not be a win-win-win situation for the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.
You know how it is: when you politicize things, it is not the best ingredient to get things done.
You cannot have an agreement... that gives a tailor's cut, a perfect handiwork, to a specific company.
I'm sure the apple guys from Washington state or the corn guy from Iowa will not like tariffs on corn or apples.
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