Session #97 · 1981–83

Speech #970275713

The bad guys. unscrupulous employers who take advantage of the swelling reservoir of willing workers and flout U.S. labor laws. A 1980 Labor Department survey found that 5 percent of U.S. businesses paid less than the minimum wage and 21 percent failed to give time and a half for overtime hours. The exploitation of employers has led to the mistreatment of American workers. A Labor Department official who oversees investigations of wage law violations says: We cannot identify any particular job where there is only abuse of illegal aliens. We see them working side by side. illegal immigrants and U.S. citizens.e
Keywords matched
illegal immigrants illegal aliens

Classification

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

Speaker & context

Speaker
PATRICIA SCHROEDER
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
CO
Gender
F
Date
1982-12-18
Speech ID
970275713
Paragraph
#2
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