I thank my three colleagues for yielding me this time. Mr. Chairman. an essential component of the immigration reform legislation is a positive economic relationship with Mexico. both nations working together to stem the flow of undocumented workers as well as to help our depressed border economies. JSE 29997 In the past. immigration reform bills have not contained any provisions to deal with this issue. For the first time. in my judgment. this immigration reform bill does contain positive economic partnership provisions with Mexico. Mr. Chairman. the bill contains an amendment that I have offered that authorizes the President of the United States to negotiate with Mexico a free trade zone.
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