I attended an event directed by Roberto Dondisch-Glowinski from the Consulate of Mexico in Seattle on February 14. He not only spoke about the impact that NAFTA has had on the US and Mexico, but also the effects it had with Mexican-American relations, so much so that it became a hot topic for the 2016 Presidential Election. Mr. Dondisch-Glowinski went into depth on the Mexican economy and how it closed itself off from trade, but ultimately saw how expensive and ineffective of a plan it was. Mexico accepted its role as a US partner and discovered its importance in bringing together the developing south and the developed north. I thought it was very interesting to see how NAFTA has affected the Mexican economy. We usually only hear about American
