Page "Dominican Republic–Central America Free Trade Agreement" Paragraph 17

In May 2004 the Salvadoran American National Network, the largest national association of Central American community-based organizations in the U. S., along with other organizations representing Central American immigrants to that country, expressed its opposition to CAFTA, saying, " Our opposition to CAFTA is not ideological.

As immigrants, we have a deep understanding of the potential benefits of improved transnational cooperation.

We would welcome an agreement that would increase economic opportunity, protect our shared environment, guarantee workers ' rights and acknowledge the role of human mobility in deepening the already profound ties between our countries.

However, the CAFTA agreement falls far short of that vision.