• Obama is of the opinion that global trade is
unsustainable if it favors only the few and that America's global
trade will be short lived if it favors only some people and not
all. He feels that trade should be free and fair for all.
 
• He feels that NAFTA protects corporate profits; should
protect labor.
 
• Obama fully stands for trade and globalization but is
not for CAFTA, the implementation of free trade with Central
America. He also feels that trade agreements must deal with
matters of fairness such as labor, environmental and consumer
safety.

• He is a person who stands for assisting workers who lose
globalization's race to the bottom.
 
• Obama is quite agreeable to Peru Trade as it includes
labor and environment protections.

• Obama is of the opinion that it is absolutely not
possible to reverse globalization as America will only be worse
off due to this. He stated in his speech in Flint that "Rather
than fear the future, we must embrace it."

• He feels that America's trade policy should not be ruled
by particular interests.
 
• Obama is for strong labor, safety, and environmental
standards on trade.
 
• Obama strongly feels that the NAFTA was oversold to USA
and wants to amend it.
 
• While was speaking to an AFL-CIO audience he stated,
"What I oppose and have always opposed are trade deals that put
the interests of multinational corporations ahead of the
interests of American workers -like NAFTA and CAFTA and permanent
normal trade relations with China."