Session #97 · 1981–83

Speech #970101833

Mr. President. the news this week of the tragic drowning of 33 Haitian refugees near Miami has shocked the conscience of millions of Americans. and underscored once again the difficult legal. moral. and diplomatic problems our country faces in dealing with refugee and migration flows from Haiti and the Caribbean. But what troubles me most are reports that our Government is not seriously looking for the smugglers and the vessel responsible for dropping these victims and their frail craft into the coastal waters of Florida before dawn on Monday. I believe this tragedy should call forth a prompt and fullscale investigation by our Government to apprehend and bring to justice all those responsible for these deaths.
Keywords matched
refugee refugees

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
95%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Humanitarian Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
EDWARD KENNEDY
Party
D
Chamber
S
State
MA
Gender
M
Date
1981-10-27
Speech ID
970101833
Paragraph
#0
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