Target Group

Undocumented Immigrants

24,742 mentions across 73 congressional sessions

Partisan sentiment over time

Share of undocumented immigrants mentions by sentiment, per session — stratified by party

Partisan stereotyping rate

Share of undocumented immigrants mentions flagged as stereotyping, stratified by party

Framing categories over time

Share of undocumented immigrants mentions by rhetorical framing, per congressional session

Legal / procedural Economic threat Security threat Criminal Humanitarian Economic contributor

Mentions over time

Undocumented Immigrants mentions per 1,000 speeches analyzed, per session — stacked by party

Geographic distribution

Total undocumented immigrants mentions by state, 1873–2025

All mentions

Every classified paragraph mentioning undocumented immigrants across all sessions (24,742 total)

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