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" Free trade and economic stability do not, by themselves, guarantee success. "

Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal

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" If there is any action that punishes imports to the North American market and encourages U.S. exports, you have to reflect it in a mirror action to counteract the change of incentives that this would make for activity and investment in Mexico. "

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" The precondition to negotiating NAFTA is that we can't go back to the past. "

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" You cannot have an agreement... that gives a tailor's cut, a perfect handiwork, to a specific company. "

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" If you throw obstacles at the relationship with Mexico, you would be shooting yourself in the foot. "

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" Since we don't use any type of currency manipulation schemes - we have a floating exchange market - we are very glad to consider any type of process that would stabilize the Mexican peso. "

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" We believe more in bridges and making the border better. "

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" NAFTA will continue to regulate the relationship between Mexico and Canada. "

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" At the end of the day, we have to find a way to compete better with the world. "

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" There won't be a law with sanctions, but Mexicans and Mexican consumers will know how to value those companies that are loyal to our national identity and those that are not. "

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" You cannot set salaries by decree. At the end of the day, it doesn't work with the market. What you can make sure to do is to train workers in order to make them more efficient and demand higher salaries because of their qualifications. "

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" One of the good things that's happening in manufacturing in Mexico is that the old maquiladora that was relegated to just assembling things has changed in different sectors. One of these sectors is the aerospace industry and in how we attract workers that have been in technical school. "

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" We all know that China is not a free trader. That's the reality. "

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" If we have to talk to the devil to guarantee the safety and future of the Mexican people in the U.S., Mexico will talk to the devil. "

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" Opening the Pandora's box of tariffs will be an endless game, and it will be a lose-lose proposition. "

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" We are willing to consider any rebalancing as long as it's through trade expansion, not through trade restriction. As long as it's about how can we buy more from each other, we're willing to work that way. "

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" I'm not going to negotiate with Brazil for its pretty face. I'm going to negotiate with Brazil because they're going to open their car-manufacturing market. "

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" The end-to-end value chain analysis proposed by the World Economic Forum has proved to be useful methodology, not only to identify trade barriers but also to highlight the importance of coordination among public-sector institutions. "

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" I do believe that as the country becomes more attractive in the manufacturing sector, salaries can improve, and opportunities can expand. "

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" We have to start a process of looking at what's next after we complete the modernization effort. "

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" NAFTA has been a great success for the three countries involved. "

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" The Pacific Alliance is an initiative to align our economies. "

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" We understand U.S. position, but we have to find a way to make trade translate into better jobs in North America. "

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" There is no one trade agreement in the world that has country-specific content. It doesn't exist. Content has to be measured regionally. "

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" The U.S. is a sovereign nation, and if the U.S. decides to build a wall on the southern border, it's their sovereign decision. We may like it or not. "

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" You know how it is: when you politicize things, it is not the best ingredient to get things done. "

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" I'm sure the apple guys from Washington state or the corn guy from Iowa will not like tariffs on corn or apples. "

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" We are fed up with complaints that Mexico is stealing jobs from U.S. manufacturing. We are part of the solution that has maintained competitiveness for the U.S. versus China. "

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" Let me first clarify that NAFTA is a trilateral agreement. The decision of walking away is not of Mexico or Canada. The decision of walking away is of the U.S. "

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" The list of traceability for some automotive components needs to be rethought for new technologies to send adequate signals about the strengthening of the value chains in North America. "

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