Session #110 · 2007–09

Speech #1100054118

It happens that we have parties. so most of the time we choose up sides on bills and amendments. Let me suggest to the American people who do not understand itand I dont say that in any pejorative sensesomething good has transpired in the Senate with this bill. One of the worst problems we have is an immigration system that does not work. If there is anybody in the United States who believes the borders of this great. marvelous country are being policed so we can determine who comes in and who goes outmore significantly who comes in. of courseif they think we can do that. then they are living in another world. They are not talking about their home country because we have little border control yet. We know it in the State of Arizona. my States neighbor. by just going out and looking. We know it in New Mexico because our Border Patrol agents tell us all the time that thousands of illegal immigrants have come across and thousands more are coming across and we cant stop them. That Is because we do not have a comprehensive system. so we get them. they are sent home. and they come b)ack. We arrest them inside the country. we tell them to come to court in 2 or 3 dlays. they never show up. and we never find them again. The truth is. this great country has about reached a point where we have lost total control of our borders as to citizenry. occupancy. who raises their children here and what influence they have over our society. We have come very close to living under no border or immigration law. For anybody who says to the Senate or to a Senator. either a media person or citizen. "we do not want this bill because we dont like this or that piece of it." let me ask them the question. Do you like what we have?
Keywords matched
border control Border Patrol immigration illegal immigrants

Classification

Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
95%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Security threat Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
PETE DOMENICI
Party
R
Chamber
S
State
NM
Gender
M
Date
2007-06-06
Speech ID
1100054118
Paragraph
#1
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