Session #97 · 1981–83

Speech #970226745

The incentive to come to the United States is obvious. The tide of jobseeking Mexicans is estimated at 1 million annually and shows no sign of ebbing. Illegal immigration is not going to disappear because of this bill. Clearly. the problem promises to get worse in the future. Any control of the Mexican border will depend on some kind of cooperation with Mexico. This is missing element in S. 2222. but I feel it is an essential element in our immigration policy. Hardly anything tugs at the conscience more severely than the relentless problem of illegal immigrants. The dilemma is whether this country can protect the resources of its own citizens while exercising humanity toward such a crowd of less fortunate neighbors. It is a very serious problem. however.
Keywords matched
Illegal immigration illegal immigrants immigration

Classification

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

Speaker & context

Speaker
PETE DOMENICI
Party
R
Chamber
S
State
NM
Gender
M
Date
1982-08-17
Speech ID
970226745
Paragraph
#4
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