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Canadians on TN Visas: What's your plan when the US withdraws from NAFTA?

11 points by kevintb ↗ HN
> President Trump is likely to sign an executive order formally withdrawing the United States from the North American Free Trade Agreement, according to a senior administration official, a move that would set the stage for renegotiating the deal with Canada and Mexico and fulfill one of Mr. Trump’s major campaign promises.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/26/us/politics/nafta-executive-order-trump.html

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CCing
OT: I really hope that we do an serious agreement(with immigration visas) between europe, canada and mexico.
AnimalMuppet
Let's start with "if", instead of "when". As I read the article, this is at least as much of a negotiating ploy (to try to force renegotiation of the terms of NAFTA) as it is a serious intent to withdraw.

Then, if Trump does sign such an order, it's not "withdraw today". It's "withdraw in six months".

But if things do get that far, what is the immediate effect of withdrawing the US from NAFTA? Do any rules change immediately? Or do they only become "open to renegotiation"?

My guess is that they only become open to renegotiation (unless the executive order also changes those specific rules, effective when the US withdraws). Then there's a period when all the things that were specified by NAFTA are subject to change. Some things will in fact change. Will TN Visas be one of them? Nobody can say at this time.