The CAFTA debate created a divide in the Louisiana's close-knit agriculture community, said Louisiana Cotton Producers Assoc. President Tap Parker, pictured July 26, 2005, in the midst of his cotton crop. According to the domestic sugar industry, CAFTA will negatively affect the state's sugar industry. Support for the plan came from those who grow cotton, soybeans and rice -- industries that stand to benefit.
A woman takes a break in an apparel factory in Guatemala City, July 25, 2005. Guatemalan textile factories hope the benefits contained in CAFTA, the pact signed into law Aug. 2, 2005, and which is known in Latin America as TLC, will help them compete with products from China.
A man carries T-shirts in an apparel factory in Guatemala City, July 25, 2005. Guatemalan textile factories hope the benefits contained in CAFTA will help them compete with products from China.
A boy buys breakfast in Guatemala City, July 25, 2005. Guatemalan textile factories hope the benefits contained in CAFTA, which is known in Latin America as TLC, will help them compete with products from China. The grafitti in background reads "TLC: Riches for some, Poverty for Most."
Women assemble T-shirts in an apparel factory in Guatemala City, July 25, 2005. Guatemalan textile factories hope the benefits contained in CAFTA will help them compete with products from China.
A general view is seen of an apparel factory in Guatemala City, July 25, 2005. Guatemalan textile factories hope the benefits contained in CAFTA will help them compete with Chinese products.
Jazmina Ortiz and her family partake in a protest against the Central America Free Trade Agremment, known as CAFTA in the U.S. and TLC in Latin America, in front of the National Assambly in Managua, Nicaragua, July, 21, 2005.
Nicaraguans take part in a protest against the Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) in front of the National Assembly in Managua, Nicaragua, July, 21, 2005. Banner reads "No to TLC: It Will Devour Us."
President Bush speaks about the Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) to the Hispanic Alliance for Free Trade at the Organization of American States (OAS) in Washington, July 21, 2005.
Nicaraguans take part in a protest against the Central America Free Trade Agreement, known as CAFTA in the United States and TLC in Latin America, in front of the U.S. embassy in Managua, Nicaragua, July, 20, 2005. The banner reads "TLC Poverty and Neo liberalism".