Collected resources from our campaign to stop the US-Central American Free Trade Agreement.  Though CAFTA passed in 2005 these analysis are still very relevant.

Latinos and Immigration

• Letter to Congress from the Dominican Participation and Consultation on Free Trade
• Press Release from the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)
• Latino Casualities: Global Trade Watch document on effects of NAFTA for Latinos
• Anti-CAFTA sign-on letter to Congress from various national and local immigrant rights groups
• May 27 Press Statement from Central American immigrant groups

 Women's issues

• Gender Impacts ofCAFTA: from the International Gender and Trade Network
• Sign-on letter to Congress from U.S. and Central American organziations opposed to CAFTA based on women's issues (written by Las Dignas and IGTN)
• Supporting document: Why Women say no to CAFTA
• Human Rights Watch report regarding women workers and AIDS in the Dominican Republic

Agriculture and Environment

• Sierra Club CAFTA factsheet
• Washington Post on CAFTA's effects for sugar beet farmers
• Citizens Trade Campaign talking points on agriculture
• Letter to Congress from 10 major environmental organizations opposing CAFTA
• National Famers Union press statement opposing CAFTA
• Citizens Trade Campaign on CAFTA and the Environment

 Health and access to medicines

• Letter from 12 Congressional Representativs criticizing provisions in CAFTA that would restrict access to generic drugs
• CPATH statment Access to medicines through CAFTA
• Public Health Organizations Statements on CAFTA
• Doctors Withiout Borders on access to medicines in CAFTA

 Congressional Statements

• Hilda Solis (D-Ca) statement of opposition to CAFTA
• Nancy Pelosi (D-Ca) statement of opposition to CAFTA
• Marcy Kaptur (D-Oh) statement of opposition to CAFTA
• Raul Grijalva (D-Ar) editorial on CAFTA and immigration

 Miscelaneous

• Global Trade Watch's "CAFTA by the Numbers"
• Central American Bishops Statement on CAFTA
• Priniciples of Trade sign-on (prepared by WOLA)
• "Moving Toward a Progressive Trade Policy" (Global Trade Watch)

• Outrage in El Salvador after Assembly Ratifies CAFTA - CISPES/Quixote Center Press Release, December 17
• Red Sinti Techan Denounces CAFTA Ratification - 17 de Diciembre
• Red Ciudadanía Salvadoreña en el Exterior calls for continued protest against CAFTA - 17 de Diciembre
• Popular Social Bloc (BPS) Denounces Police Violence Against Anti-CAFTA protesters - 17 de Diciembre
• MPR-12 Organization Denounces CAFTA Ratification - 17 de Diciembre
• Letter from the FMLN regarding CAFTA - 16 de Diciembre
• Statement by the Popular Social Bloc (BPS) - English - Español - December 16
• Statement by the Sinti Techan Network - English - Español - December 16
• Statement by the MPR-12 regarding Assembly take-over - Español - 16 de Diciembre
• Statment by Central American Jesuits - English - Español - December 15
• Salvadoran Human Rights Ombudswoman statement against CAFTA - English - Español - December 13
• National Family Farm Coalition Press Release - English - December 14
• Congressional Representatives Grijalva and Solis call on Salvadoran Legislators to delay CAFTA vote - English and Spanish - December 15