Free Trade Deal In Trans-Pacific Rim Countries

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The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal was concluded, and it lowered the trade barriers among the United States and 11 others Pacific Rim nations. The Trans-Pacific Partnership's objective is to facilitate countries specializing in exporting and producing goods and services, though some of its rules fabricate new markets or protect certain industries. One prevalent point of the deal is to protect drugs that were created by biotechnology from competition, ultimately allowing market exclusivity in each country. In addition, many people are averse about the deal, stating that tariffs will provide a "backdoor for more Chinese goods to enter the United States" ( ) and advocating that it [the deal] defends monopolies. Despite the negative effects …show more content…

American dairy farmers (primary sector) are given opportunities to sell milk to Canada due to the TPP. Singapore, one of the Asian Tigers is apart of the Trans-Pacific Partnership pact that helps countries specialize in producing and exporting their goods that is apart of free trade and the international trade approach (tertiary sector as well). As mentioned in the article, the auto industry, a weight-gaining industry and a secondary sector, was meddled by the TPP as it leads to job losses as other nations assemble the parts of the cars (globalization). Automakers in Detroit, who are located in the area due to it being market orientated, use Chinese auto parts. Lastly, China, a newly industrial country has emerged as a prevalent investor and …show more content…

A. B. Wilkinson noted that minorities that rebels against the assimilation of being “American” is impacted due to disadvantages such as inadequate schools, less job opportunities, dilapidated homes, and arduous paths of becoming a legal citizens limits aspirations for the minorities. Wilkinson also mentions the story of Christopher Columbus who forced the indigenous people to assimilate to his culture, similarly how Americans want Latinos to assimilate into the American culture. Republican members didn’t approve of Spanish becoming a “second language” of the nation, and they do not allow people who are bilingual to speak Spanish, despite English is not the official language of the US. Jeb Bush advocated that knowing the history of the nation and showing fluency in English is inadequate for becoming a US citizen, and Ben Carson believes that there should not be a Muslim president, though religion is not required for becoming president. In conclusion, Muslims, Latinos, and other minorities are treated unfairly for not assimilating into the “traditional American