Session #109 · 2005–07

Speech #1090156387

We know that last year we caught 68.000 what we call OTMs. Those are people that are "other than Mexicans." And that is a term that has been adopted to define people from any other country but Mexico that have been caught and apprehended crossing our southern border. The Border Patrol and the immigration authorities have determined to call them OTMs. "other than Mexicans." We have heard in testimony at hearings. just as recently as last week. that 30.000 Brazilians were shipped home a short time ago. that people from the Middle East. people from China. people from all over the Southern hemisphere have come into this country illegally crossing the Mexican border into the United States. Mr. Speaker.
Keywords matched
Border Patrol immigration

Classification

Target group
Also mentioned
Mexicans Brazilians People from the Middle East Chinese
Sentiment
Neutral
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
JOHN CARTER
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
TX
Gender
M
Date
2006-07-11
Speech ID
1090156387
Paragraph
#2
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