Session #99 · 1985–87

Speech #990215854

And if you are not concerned about them. as I think you should be. if you are not concerned about their plight. the fact that they have no real facilities means that they have to use whatever is available and the concern about thereby despoiling the water that is available to the communities that surround them is a concern that people now are having. A report in the June 26 edition of the New York Times confirms Mr. Pikes general perspective. According to the article. Border Patrol officials believe that the border constitutes a sort of "monster." where violence and desperation frequently devour law and order. As illustrations. in south Texas some Border Patrol officers. unaccustomed to violence beyond occasional scuffles. now find themselves so often caught in gun battles that some have begun to carry submachine guns. Near McAllen. Texas. just north of the Rio Grande.
Keywords matched
Border Patrol

Classification

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

Speaker & context

Speaker
DANIEL LUNGREN
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
CA
Gender
M
Date
1986-07-22
Speech ID
990215854
Paragraph
#6
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