Is NAFTA Over?
The presidents of Mexico and the United States are negotiating their new economic relationship in an oddly public way.
Alexia Fernández Campbell
Alexia Fernández Campbell is a former staff writer at The Atlantic, where she covers immigration and business. She was previously a reporter at the South Florida Sun-Sentinel and the Spanish-language newspaper of The Palm Beach Post.
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