By Julia K. Hughes
What can we expect in terms of trade and foreign policy in the Trump Administration? The President-Elect announced via YouTube that he will withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) on Day One of the Administration—and if the campaign rhetoric is any guide, we should prepare for the United States to renegotiate or, alarmingly, leave the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), place penalty tariffs against China, and maybe even build the wall along the Mexican border.
To be honest, however, we suspect the new president will not abolish NAFTA or other existing trade agreements—but there is nonetheless a sharp shift in the tone of the national discussion about trade. This is worrisome because the fashion industry is global and depends on trade around the world to create high-quality jobs in the United States.
So, we have a few suggestions for our soon-to-be-new neighbor.
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