I am very gratified to see todays action because small businesses and retailers in my district and across the Southwest will benefit from a sound Mexican economy. In Texas. about 262.400 workers are employed producing products ultimately destined for Mexico. Our national security interests were also at stake. If the Mexican situation was not resolved. there were estimates that undocumented immigration could have risen by more than 30 percentor an additional onehalf million economic refugees to our country this year. International observers were also monitoring our response to the Mexican crisis with great Interest. The United States credibility was at stake.
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