If Congress doesn’t like certain provisions of the North American Free Trade Agreement, it can ask President Barack Obama to renegotiate its terms. In fact on the campaign trail, candidate Obama pledged to do just that. What Congress and the White House shouldn’t do is unilaterally abrogate a trade agreement. Violating treaty obligations cheapens the diplomatic stature of the United States, making it harder to negotiate such agreements. And it encourages retaliation that harms U.S. economic interests. In this case, Congress is reneging on a 15-year-old obligation to open the border to long-haul trucking. The southern border, that is. Canadian ….Read More