We are going thru a transition now, moving an assembly operation to Mexico. It is a royal PITA. Customs paperwork is insane. The culture also, hard to get a

We are going thru a transition now, moving an assembly operation to Mexico. It is a royal PITA. Customs paperwork is insane. The culture also, hard to get a blunt honest answer about how it is "really going" at the factory. The key to a successful move is to have a native US person embedded in the Mexico plant. They can keep operations running and put out fires. NAFTA requires lots of paperwork and reconciliation. If one can navigate the paperwork requirements, then yes it is free trade. If not, have to pay an assist to move goods back and forth.