在這次總統競選中,一個熱門話題就是有關美國就業流失到海外的問題。民主黨的總統競選領跑者希拉裏·克林頓承諾說,會嚴厲對待那些把就業轉移到海外的公司。共和黨總統領跑者唐納德·川普也誓言要抵製奧利奧,理由是這家餅幹生產商把一部分生產轉移到了墨西哥。(Contrary to the promises that NAFTA would create U.S. jobs, it made outsourcing to Mexico much more attractive for U.S. companies. Most of the jobs displaced by trade with Mexico—415,000 jobs, or 60.8 percent of the total 682,000 jobs lost—have been in manufacturing. )