Ahead of his confirmation, Ross identified renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement as a top priority for the Trump administration. The president has criticized NAFTA as an unfair trade deal for American workers, arguing that it encourages domestic companies like automakers to make goods in Mexico and ship them back to the U.S. “I think the pro-growth thing is stimulating exports, much more than just curtailing imports,” Ross told the Senate Commerce Committee during his confirmation hearing.