Session #105 · 1997–99

Speech #1050100509

This bill treats our southern and northern borders exactly the same. It makes no distinction. Again. this bill is an affirmation of two important national policies. one. that we have a right and duty to control our borders. and. two. that it is in the best interest of the United States and our neighbors both to the north and south to act so as to facilitate trade and border crossings. Our task in the House today is to ensure that border crossings will not be substantially impeded while we also protect the Nations interest in being able to control our borders. And that is exactly what this bill does. Mr.
Keywords matched
border crossing

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Neutral
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
95%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Legal / procedural Economic contributor

Speaker & context

Speaker
LAMAR SMITH
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
TX
Gender
M
Date
1997-11-09
Speech ID
1050100509
Paragraph
#2
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