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Mexican Senate Passes New Trade Deal with US, Canada

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   The Mexican Senate overwhelmingly ratified the new trade deal with
   Canada and the United States despite misgivings from liberals and
   tensions with the U.S. over immigration.

   Lawmakers passed the measure Wednesday 114 to 4. Mexico is the first
   country to approve the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement -- the
   replacement for the 1994North American Free Trade Agreement.

   U.S. President Donald Trump had called NAFTA one of "the worst trade
   deals ever made," saying it killed U.S. jobs and gave all the
   advantages to Mexico.

   The new agreement is almost identical to the old one. The main
   differences include the condition that cars exported to the U.S. must
   contain more U.S.-made parts, and U.S. dairy farmers will be able to
   sell products to Canada.

   Some Mexican lawmakers say they feel Trump bullied Mexico into
   accepting a new trade deal, but they voted for it because they said
   there was no alternative.

   The Canadian parliament has not voted on it yet and the agreement faces
   opposition in the Democratic-led U.S. House.

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