Session #98 · 1983–85

Speech #980210740

I am opposed to sanctions but I believe that the compromise enforcement and discrimination mechanism embodied in Hawkins is the best protection for victims of discrimination arising from sanctions. I will be actively supporting this measure when it comes to a vote on the House floor. Finally. I am concerned about some other areas in the immigration bill. Any expansion of the H2 provisions. as envisioned in the PanettaMorrison amendment. would create a new bracero program with few worker protections for the unlimited numbers of foreign workers it pernlits. We have thousands of unemployed American farmworkers. it is not necessary for us to bring in additional workers into agriculture given these circumstances.
Keywords matched
immigration

Classification

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

Speaker & context

Speaker
EDOLPHUS TOWNS
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
NY
Gender
M
Date
1984-06-12
Speech ID
980210740
Paragraph
#1
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