High-tech industries are essential to the American economy. These industries provide high-skilled, high-wage jobs for America’s workers. Technological superiority is also vital to our national security. It is imperative that America remains the world leader in the technology industry. NAFTA was approved in 1994 when technology was vastly different than today. USMCA recognizes those changes and modernizes the agreement to support 21st-century jobs and protect our national interests.