Session #105 · 1997–99

Speech #1050099608

In negotiating NAFTA. the United States afforded Mexico the most important advantage that any nation economically could ever seek. That is. to gain access to the American market for their products. But we did so without using all of the leverage available to the United States. So Mexico. a country that is a principal conduit for narcotics into the United States. a source of massive illegal immigration to the United States. a nation which does not allow access to American products or investment without reservation. was afforded the opportunities of NAFTA without. by necessity. conceding cooperation on all these fronts. So in my mind. Mr.
Keywords matched
illegal immigration

Classification

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

Speaker & context

Speaker
ROBERT TORRICELLI
Party
D
Chamber
S
State
NJ
Gender
M
Date
1997-11-09
Speech ID
1050099608
Paragraph
#0
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