Session #98 · 1983–85

Speech #980211424

When we add to that the absence of recordkeeping requirements and the unwillingness of the committees that have so far heard this bill to consider requiring employers to keep records of applicants for employment to determine whether there is a systematic exclusion of applicants with Hispanic surnames. then we are moving into a very dangerous area. The Hawkins amendment recommended by the Committee on Education and Labor improves this situation tremendously. I think it allows the authors of this proposal and the proponents of this kind of immigration reform to say that they have done everything they can to try to protect against the discriminatory potential side effects of employer sanctions. Therefore. Mr.
Keywords matched
immigration

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Neutral
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
HOWARD BERMAN
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
CA
Gender
M
Date
1984-06-13
Speech ID
980211424
Paragraph
#3
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