Session #98 · 1983–85

Speech #980007402

Customs Service officers who patrol the docks in Newark and Elizabeth. N.J.. recovered more than $1 million worth of stolen cars destined for overseas in just 1 year. Between the United States and Mexico. border crossings have become unchecked thoroughfares for the transport and sale of stolen vehicles. Law enforcement authorities report that "This opendoor policy has given the criminals the idea that there are minimal risks to be taken and high profits to be gained in the disposal of stolen goods across the United StatesMexican border." We must begin to take stronger precautionary measures. We must give customs agents more power.
Keywords matched
border crossing

Classification

Target group
None Specific
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
60%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Criminal Economic threat Security threat

Speaker & context

Speaker
Unknown
Party
—
Chamber
—
State
—
Gender
—
Date
1983-03-01
Speech ID
980007402
Paragraph
#0
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