Session #97 · 1981–83

Speech #970226755

President. what is there in the process of legalization or amnesty that would prevent or even inhibit millions of additional aliens from entering this country illegally? What reason is there to believe that the whole process will not start over again. the only difference being that employers hiring illegals would be accepting real risks? Obviously. Mr. President. I have some very substantial reservations about this legislation. However. I also believe that the time is long past when the United States of America can accept every refugee and every immigrant who wants to come here. There are 12 million Americans unemployed. There is fullscale depression in vital sectors of our economy like automobiles. small business. and farming.
Keywords matched
immigrant refugee

Classification

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

Speaker & context

Speaker
LLOYD BENTSEN
Party
D
Chamber
S
State
TX
Gender
M
Date
1982-08-17
Speech ID
970226755
Paragraph
#3
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