Session #97 · 1981–83

Speech #970194180

Yet none of these are really rights at all. They are nothing more than baseless demands. and they deserve to be treated as such. It also amazes me that the cause of our immigration problems continues to elude so many. By offering all these free benefitslegal services. medical care. food stamps. and so forthwe are actually enticing immigrants to come to America. Our huge giveaway programs have predictably spawned an avalanche of aliens. And until we stop the giveaways. no INS budget will be large enough. and no border guard patrol pervasive enough. to stem the steady flow across our borders. And why should the welfare monster stop growing now? This ruling by the Court all but invites illegal aliensthrough the taxpayersupported Legal Services Corporation. no doubtto demand still more free services. The prospect of a free educationbilingual. as wellwill lure still more immigrants to the new free world. June 15 truly was a dark day for the American taxpayers. Discouraging as the situation seems. however. there is hope for a solution. The immigration problem can be solved. if Congress has the strength of will to do so. Moreover. the solution is a relatively simple one. We in Congress have created these overgrown welfare programs. and we have the power to cut them down to size.
Keywords matched
illegal aliensthrough immigration immigrants

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic threat Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
RONALD PAUL
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
TX
Gender
M
Date
1982-06-24
Speech ID
970194180
Paragraph
#1
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