Session #97 · 1981–83

Speech #970273252

It will not even create a pause. Those who come here out of despera. tion and in search of hope are not going to be deterred. Those who fear the undocumented workers will not find their hearts eased. The pending bill is a commendable effort to slide between hardmaybe impossiblechoices. But if fails to address the reality that for tens of millions of people living next to our border. people whose misery is already great. people whose desperation will mount quickly under the lash of depression and austerity. cannot now find legal entry and will not be able to do so under this bill.
Keywords matched
undocumented

Classification

Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
95%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic threat Humanitarian

Speaker & context

Speaker
HENRY GONZALEZ
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
TX
Gender
M
Date
1982-12-16
Speech ID
970273252
Paragraph
#4
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