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"Looking around a Mexico dotted by Starbucks,Wal-Mart and Krispy Kreme outlets,it's hard to remember the country before the North American Free Trade Agreement,which has dramatically expanded consumer choice and trade since it took effect 20 years ago Jan.1.While it changed the country in some fundamentally ways,the treaty never met many of its sweeping promises to close Mexico's wage gap with the United States,boost job growth,fight poverty and protect the environment.Mexico's weak unions and competition from Asia and Central America kept wages down;the tightening of security along the U.S.border closed off Mexico's immigration 'escape valve,' and environmental provisions in the agreement proved less powerful than those protecting investors."
USA Today,December 31,2013
-The successful passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement reveals
A) the strength of the conservative movement towards deregulation.
B) the rise of partisan debate over the scope of the government.
C) the significance of the decline in American service sector jobs.
D) impact of technological innovations in computing.

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The passage discusses the North American Free Trade Agreement and its impact on Mexico. It suggests that despite the treaty's promises to boost job growth and close Mexico's wage gap with the United States, these goals were not achieved due to competition from other countries and weak unions. Therefore, option A, which suggests that the passage reveals the strength of the conservative movement towards deregulation, is the best choice as it is in line with the discussion of the treaty's impact on Mexico. Options B, C, and D are not supported by the passage.

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