Session #98 · 1983–85

Speech #980213922

But under the amendment being offered by the gentleman from New York . the gentleman from Illinois . and the gentleman from Massachusetts . the minute you step outside into the corral. one foot outside. they can be waiting for you without a warrant. That is stretchingthat is kicking the fourth amendment around. Mr. Chairman. presently. INS agents enter open field property without permission while in search of undocumented aliens. The practice of the INS. upon seeing foreignlooking people in open fields. has been to enter these fields without a search warrant. The presumption seems to be that if you have brown skin and are in an open field. you must be illegal.
Identified stereotypes
Presumption that people with brown skin in open fields are illegal.
Keywords matched
undocumented

Classification

Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
⚠️ Yes
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
WILLIAM EDWARDS
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
CA
Gender
M
Date
1984-06-14
Speech ID
980213922
Paragraph
#1
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