Session #109 · 2005–07

Speech #1090133934

That means that for the $20 billion that is sent from Mexican workers back to Mexico. there is $180 billion in economic activity occurring in the United States that could occur in Mexico if they had opportunities and jobs there. Obviously. that kind of economic activity feeds on itself and provides greater opportunity for those people and benefits to those people living at home. It takes a lot of pressure of illegal immigration off our borders. Ultimately. I believe in comprehensive immigration reform because I believe that whatever we do has to be built upon a foundation of security. In 2006. national security is about border security. In a post9/1l world. we simply must know who is coming into our country and the reasons they are coming here. We cannot assume that people are coming here only for benign reasons.
Keywords matched
border security illegal immigration immigration

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Neutral
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
95%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic contributor Security threat

Speaker & context

Speaker
JOHN CORNYN
Party
R
Chamber
S
State
TX
Gender
M
Date
2006-05-18
Speech ID
1090133934
Paragraph
#5
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