Session #102 · 1991–93

Speech #1020037938

Economically. any agreement with Mexico must address the vast difference in wages. environmental standards. and worker protections. The average wage in Mexico is about $1 an hour. The average Mexican work week is 48 hours. If we are worried about illegal immigration now. if an FTA is negotiated. we will witness a reverse migration as Americanbased multinational corporations stream across the border to take advantage of low wages and the absense of environmenatl enforcement south of the border. Let us be done with the myth that these are patriotic American companies. Their allegiance is not to the red. white. and blue. it is strictly to the green. the almighty dollar.
Keywords matched
illegal immigration

Classification

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

Speaker & context

Speaker
ERNEST HOLLINGS
Party
D
Chamber
S
State
SC
Gender
M
Date
1991-05-23
Speech ID
1020037938
Paragraph
#0
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