Speech #1030119981

I will work to require the Labor Department to begin collecting this data in a useful way so we can monitor runaway plants and jobs. Proponents of NAFTA have tried to portray anyone opposing NAFTA as preaching fear while they preached optimism. But when it looked like NAFTA was going to lose. the fear of Japans going into Mexico was raised. the threat of antiAmericanism in Mexico was stressed. and the threat of illegal immigration was emphasized. to give but a few examples. We must vote to defeat this NAFTA and send a strong message to our trade negotiators and our President that we want a better trade policy for our Nation. We want a trade policy that will allow our workers to compete on a level playing field.