http://kalw.org en http://kalw.org/post/feeling-effects-nafta-california <p>It’s been almost two decades since Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. signed the North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA. When then-president Bill Clinton signed it, he told Congress that the agreement was the only correct response to the world’s rapidly changing economy. As a border state and a major agricultural producer, California has a big stake in NAFTA.&nbsp;</p><p class="p1">U.C. Berkeley geography professor Harley Shaiken has written extensively on the agreement, and he spoke with KALW's Holly Kernan about what NAFTA has meant for this state.</p> Wed, 24 Oct 2012 23:59:50 +0000 Holly Kernan 18459 at http://kalw.org Feeling the effects of NAFTA in California