Speech #1020024163

So as we see EC92 emerging. and as we see the Pacific Rim uniting. as they provide goods and services to other countries throughout the world. it is apparent that what we need to do in the United States is move ahead with this agreement that has been developed between Canada and the United States and expand it. expand it by including our southern neighbors. There are tremendous benefits in that not only to consumers throughout the world but to consumers on both sides of the border. north and south. as we move ahead with this kind of program. If one looks at a lot of the problems that exist on the bordersand I happen to represent southern California. so I know that we have many problems that exist on the borderwe see that one of the great things we debate in the House. and have debated for years. has been the problem of illegal immigration. We have had immigration reform bills in the past several Congresses. and we still have a problem. I am convinced that while it may not be a panacea. the reduction of these barriers that exist In trade between the United States of America and Mexico will have a salutary effect on this problem of immigration. One of the things that we find in the border States. Texas.