At a time when Mexico is our neighbor. friend and economic partner. it would be folly to station troops WHO ARE TRAINED TO KILL on the international border. There is a huge difference between law enforcement officers trained to police the civilian population and the military troops who are trained to kill the enemy. We are painfully aware that illegal immigrants and drugs are coming across the border. But the answer to that problem is to increase the Border Patrol staff along the border. not reinforce it with troops trained to shoot to kill. Already there have been two incidents along the border in which the military engaged. As a result. one young U.S. citizen has died at the hands of another in pursuit of an ambiguous mission. We cannot change that. but what we do here today may well prevent it from happening again. The reason I support trade treaties like NAFTA and GATT is that they address the economic foundations of this region by expanding economic and job opportunities. We are better served as a nation if we address the economic motivation behind the movement of illegal immigrants and drugs. as opposed to positioning U.S. troops to be our cops at a friendly international border.
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