Session #98 · 1983–85

Speech #980105929

It is right next door. If our neighbor gets into serious trouble. we can hardly expect to escape unharmed. Problems have a way of spilling over borders. We can see that in the evergrowing numbers of illegal immigrants crossing the borders. We can also see it in the business failures that followed the peso devaluation. But still larger troubles may be in store for Mexicoand for us." Congressman UDALLS article highlights the economic problems facing Mexico todayan international debt requiring servicing payments amounting to 129 percent of export earnings. an inflation rate of 100 percent. declining oil revenues. and skyrocketing prices for domestic goods.
Keywords matched
illegal immigrants

Classification

Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic threat

Speaker & context

Speaker
Unknown
Party
Chamber
State
Gender
Date
1983-10-04
Speech ID
980105929
Paragraph
#0
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