Session #103 · 1993–95

Speech #1030107400

CAthe biggest city on the borderI can tell you firsthand that NAFTA is a bad deal for the working people on both sides of the border. My constituents have decades of experience and intimate contact with the Mexican people. We know our economic future lies with closer ties to Mexicobut this NAFTA will put unbearable pressure on our infrastructure. increase the burdens of illegal immigration. and cost us thousands of jobs. Todayand every day50 million gallons of raw sewage flow through my district from Tijuana. With NAFTA. we see that getting twice as bad. Today. and every day several thousand immigrants cross illegally through my district. With NAFTA. we see that getting twice as bad. We have lost thousands of sheet metal fabrication. furniture manufacturing. auto parts production. and carpentry jobs to Mexico.
Keywords matched
illegal immigration immigrants

Classification

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

Speaker & context

Speaker
BOB FILNER
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
CA
Gender
M
Date
1993-11-02
Speech ID
1030107400
Paragraph
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