Session #96 · 1979–81

Speech #960244648

President Carter has ineptly handled this problem from beginning to end. He cannot now expect the Congress to get him off the hook. We have been a sympathetic Nation in the past. and we may be compelled to take political refugees in the future. however. we cannot become the home for the millions of people who want to come to America purely for economic reasons. The manner in which President Carter has mishandled this problem must not become a precedent. and the people of other countries must understand that the refugee laws of the United States must be obeyed. The President and the Justice Department should be the first to see that this is done. Mr.
Keywords matched
refugee refugees

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic threat Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
J. THURMOND
Party
R
Chamber
S
State
SC
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
960244648
Paragraph
#3
← Prev Next →