"I just hope they'll take (Sandstrom's) bill and look at it seriously," Segura said.

The resolution goes on to say: "Whereas, the gradual creation of such a North American Union from a merger of the United States, Mexico, and Canada would be a direct threat to the United States Constitution and the national independence of the United States and would imply an eventual end to national borders within North America."

"At least the Congress should take a vote on this — it has never gone to it," Sandstrom said.

The agreement could bring far-reaching implications that few people are looking at, he said. "The EU has not been good for some countries in Europe — you have Germany with loose immigration, and that impacting France and England," where they are having problems with their immigrants, he said. "It can become a real societal issue we should look at."

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