Congressional Concern and Opposition
Statement by Rep. Solis (D-CA) opposing CAFTA signing (5/28/04)
Statement by Reps. Rangel (D-NY), Levin (D-MI) and Becerra (D-CA) on CAFTA signing (5/27/04)
Statement of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus opposing CAFTA (5/26/2005)
Rep. Levin, ranking Democrat, Ways and Means Subcommitte, on the necessity of labor standards in CAFTA (2/04)
Dear Colleague letter from Sen. Baucus (D-MT) on Procedural Shortcuts in CAFTA Consideration (2/9/04)
Reps. Waxman (D-CA), Rangel (D-NY) and Levin (D-MI) letter on access to medicines, IPR and CAFTA (12/10/03)
18 House Democrats raise concerns about CAFTA investment provisions in letter to USTR (12/5/03)
"Free Trade Delivers More Immigrants, Not Jobs," by Rep. Grijalva (D-AZ), Houston Chronicle (10/20/03)
Dear Colleague letter from Sens. Baucus (D-MT), Jeffords (D-VT), Bingaman (D-NM), and Kerry (D-MA) on labor chapter in CAFTA (5/8/03)
Dear Colleague letter from Rep. Levin (D-MI) on fact-finding trip to Central America (4/30/03)
U.S. Civil Society Opposition
Organization for Competitive Markets Resolution Against CAFTA (7/11/2005)
Federation for American Immigration Reform Statement Against CAFTA (7/5/2005)
International Planned Parenthood Federation Opposes CAFTA (6/20/05)
National Association of Counties resolution against CAFTA (6/6/05)
National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) Opposes CAFTA (2/21/05)
Stop CAFTA coalition's anti-CAFTA organizational sign-on letter (open for signers until mid-November) (10/22/04)
"Latino Group Blasts U.S. Trade Accord," Boston Globe (7/20/04)
League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Opposes CAFTA - Latino Groups Voice Unity Against Trade Agreement (7/19/04)
Public Citizen memo to state legislators, attorneys general, and other constitutional officers: Urgent Action Needed to Prevent Preemption of State Procurement Policy by Trade Agreement Terms (7/2/04)
Principles of Unity on Trade with Central America (6/29/04)
Letter from League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) to Congress opposing CAFTA (6/24/04)
Dominican Participation and Consultation on Free Trade letter to U.S. and Dominican Congressional representatives opposing CAFTA (6/22/04)
Statement by public health groups opposing CAFTA's public health and health care provisions (6/04)
Letter from Central American immigrant groups in U.S. to Congress opposing CAFTA (5/28/04)
Statement by Lori Wallach, director of Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch: Despite Timing of CAFTA Signing, Bush Administration Cannot Prevent Public Scrutiny of Failed NAFTA Model (5/27/04)
Statement by Central American immigrant rights groups in U.S. opposing CAFTA (5/27/04)
Letter from environmental groups to Congress opposing CAFTA (2/18/04)
National Farmers Union opposes CAFTA (12/19/03)
AFL-CIO and Central American unions' joint declaration against CAFTA (11/02)
International Opposition
Guatemalan Bishop publicly opposes CAFTA (04/01/05)
Stop CAFTA coalition's anti-CAFTA organizational sign-on letter (open for signers until mid-November) (10/22/04)
Letter from Salvadoran legislators to U.S. Congress opposing CAFTA (10/4/04)
Letter from Honduran legislators to U.S. Congress opposing CAFTA (9/28/04)
Letter from Costa Rican legislators to U.S. Congress expressing concerns about CAFTA (5/19/04)
Why We Say No to CAFTA: Analysis of the Official Text - Bloque Popular Centroamericano, Alliance for Responsible Trade, Hemispheric Social Alliance (3/04)
Central American unions and AFL-CIO joint declaration against CAFTA (11/02)
Statement of the Sinti Techan Network in El Salvador opposing CAFTA (2/28/02)
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