The US-Mexico trade relationship emerged as an issue in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, and it remains a critical fault line in globalization. On May 18, 2017, President Donald Trump sent NAFTA renegotiation notice to Congress, and changes are likely on the way. Why has this become such a hot button issue?

Shot on location in Oaxaca, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico City, Pennsylvania, Texas and Washington, DC, this film by Samuel George of the Bertelsmann Foundation dives into the stories behind the statistics to uncover some of the challenges impacting those on both sides of the Rio Grande. What does this agreement mean to countries, communities and families? Does trade result in a zero sum game?

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Samuel George is the Digital and Global Markets Adviser for the Bertelsmann Foundation and collaborator with the Bertelsmann Stiftung’s Global Economic Dynamics Project. He is the host and producer of The Crossroads video series